Pranav Karthik Stuns Fourth Seed Udit Kamboj at Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship

Tamil Nadu's Pranav Karthik produced one of the biggest upsets at the 31st Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship on Wednesday, overcoming fourth seed Udit Kamboj in a thrilling second-round contest.

The 21-year-old recovered from a difficult opening set to register a 1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 victory in 2 hours and 31 minutes, booking his place in the quarterfinals.

Karthik stages stunning comeback

Kamboj dominated the opening set, winning it 6-1, but Karthik gradually found his rhythm and stayed with his opponent throughout the second set.

The set eventually went to a tiebreak, where Karthik held his nerve to prevail 7-3. That breakthrough completely changed the momentum of the match.

The Tamil Nadu player immediately put Kamboj under pressure in the deciding set, securing an early break before maintaining his advantage to complete an impressive comeback.

"To be honest, I was thinking I was going to lose for sure after the horrible first set," Karthik said after the match.

He added that winning the second-set tiebreak gave him the confidence to attack more aggressively, while the early break in the third set allowed him to maintain control.

Sureshkumar cruises into quarterfinals

Top seed Manish Sureshkumar had a much more straightforward route into the last eight, defeating Lakshit Sood 6-0, 6-1.

Sixth seed Maan Kesharwani and eighth seed Rohan Mehra also progressed, while Suraj R Prabodh continued his campaign after eliminating second seed Aditya Balsekar in the previous round.

Sureshkumar is also competing in the men's doubles alongside Nitin Sinha, with the pair seeded first in the draw.

Top women's seeds advance

The leading women's seeds also made progress. Top seed Vaidehee Chaudhari defeated Aahan Aahan 6-4, 6-1, while second seed Shruti Ahlawat overcame P Mundhe 6-1, 6-3.

Third seed Akanksha Nitture survived a tougher challenge against Yubrani Banerjee, recovering from a second-set loss to win 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.

Fourth seed Sonal Patil and fifth seed Aditi Rawat also advanced.

Major upset in Boys U-18

There was another notable upset in the Boys U-18 singles draw, with Veer Jiten Madam knocking out top seed Praneel Sharma 7-6 (7-4), 6-4.

Fourth seed Om Ramesh Patel and fifth seed Aditya Mor also booked their quarterfinal spots.

In the Girls U-18 competition, top seed Savitha Bhuvaneswaran survived a marathon contest against 14th seed Aahida Singh. Singh retired with Bhuvaneswaran leading 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 3-0 after 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Men's Singles — Round of 16 Results

• Manish Sureshkumar [1] bt Lakshit Sood 6-0, 6-1
• Pranav Karthik bt Udit Kamboj [4] 1-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
• Maan Kesharwani [6] bt Rohith Gobinath 6-1, 6-2
• Rohan Mehra [8] bt Ajay Malik 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
• Suraj R Prabodh bt Debasis Sahoo 6-4, 6-4
• R Jaisinghani bt Prakaash Sarran 6-5, 7-6 (9-7)
• Parth Aggarwal bt Deep Munim 7-5, 6-2

Women's Singles — Round of 16 Results

• Vaidehee Chaudhari [1] bt Aahan Aahan 6-4, 6-1
• Shruti Ahlawat [2] bt P Mundhe 6-1, 6-3
• Akanksha Nitture [3] bt Yubrani Banerjee 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
• Sonal Patil [4] bt Akansha Ghosh 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4
• Aditi Rawat [5] bt A Sonkusare 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
• Laxmi Siri Dandu [7] bt Bela S Tamhankar 6-0 (retired)
• Sohini Mohanty [8] bt A Jadhav 6-3, 6-2
• Soha Sadiq bt Saily Thakkar 6-1, 6-0

Men's Doubles — Quarterfinal Results

• Aditya Balsekar/Pranav Karthik [3] bt Sandesh D Kurale/Prasad Ingale 6-1, 6-4
• Jagmeet Singh/Parth Aggarwal [4] bt Nain/Choudhary 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
• Rohith Gobinath/Srikar Doni bt Karan Singh/Aryan Chauhan 6-3, 7-5

Boys U-18 Singles — Round of 16 Results

• Veer Jiten Madam bt Praneel Sharma [1] 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
• Om Ramesh Patel [4] bt Sharan Somasi [11] 6-3, 6-1
• Aditya Mor [5] bt Lakshya Chukka [16] 6-2, 7-5
• Yashwin Dahiya [15] bt Parjanya Adury [7] 6-4, 6-2
• Ribhav Saroha [10] bt N Kirbakaran 6-0, 6-3
• Raghav Sarode [12] bt Srivaant Mummadi 6-3, 6-3
• N Badrinarayanan bt Aarav Bharat 6-4, 6-0
• Srikar Doni bt Govardan Suresh 6-1, 6-3

Girls U-18 Singles — Round of 16 Results

• S Bhuvaneswaran [1] bt Aahida Singh [14] 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 3-0 (retired)
• Parthsarthi Mundhe [2] bt Manvi Gupta 6-0, 6-0
• Shreeniti Chowdhury [3] bt Aaradhya Meena [9] 6-3, 0-6, 6-4
• Aahan Aahan [7] bt Aashi Kashyap [12] 6-3, 6-1
• Anjhalle Meka bt Shibani Gupte [10] 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
• Harsha Oruganti bt Ranjhana Sangram [13] 6-3, 6-2
• Riddhi Shinde bt Heera V [16] 6-1, 6-2
• Iha Joshi bt Miraya Agrawal 6-0, 7-6 (7-5)

Boys U-18 Doubles — Quarterfinal Result

• Praneel Sharma/Aditya Mor [1] bt Sharan Somasi/Lakshya Chukka 6-4, 7-5

Girls U-18 Doubles — Quarterfinal Results

• Ranjhana Sangram/Sarena Gahlot bt Vaishnavi Singh/Aaradhya Meena [1] 7-5, 6-1
• Shibani Gupte/Tanusshri Sathesh [2] bt Aashi Kashyap/Vrandika Rajput 4-6, 6-4, 10-6
• Sanmitha Harini/S Bhuvaneswaran [3] bt Manvi Rathi/Paavani Bisht 6-1, 6-0
• Sree Syleswari Velmanikandan/Riddhi Shinde [4] bt Heera V/Sree Sasthayini Velmanikandan 4-6, 6-4, 10-6

Results updated as of 6:00 PM, with some matches still underway.