India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran will have to wait for his maiden Challenger level singles title as he lost to French player Sadio Doumbia to end runner-up in the ATP Challenger, here on Saturday
Pune: India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran will have to wait for his maiden Challenger level singles title as he lost to French player Sadio Doumbia to end runner-up in the ATP Challenger, here on Saturday.
Playing his first ever final at this level, the Indian left-hander lost 6-4, 4-6, 3-6 after two hours and eight minutes on the Centre court of the Balewadi Sports Complex.
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It is first full season for Prajnesh after five years as he overcame stress fracture issues in his knees to make a comeback and considers 2016 as his breakthrough season.
Playing in the quarter-finals of the Delhi Open Challenger early this year was the best show of the season for him apart from winning a Futures singles title in Chennai. The 26-year-old earned 48 ranking points and USD 4240 for his effort.
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