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Kobi dishes title win
BANGALORE, JAN 22: Viktor Bruthans of Slovakia met his match in Kobi Ziv on Saturday. The Israeli, as a premature birthday gift, got the W...
Written by Sayeed G Sanadi
January 23, 2000 12:00 AM IST
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BANGALORE, JAN 22: Viktor Bruthans of Slovakia met his match in Kobi Ziv on Saturday. The Israeli, as a premature birthday gift, got the Wearhouse-Century Club ITF Futures men8217;s tennis title.
Ziv, who turns 21 on Tuesday, defeated the Slovakian 6-2, 7-6 7-4 before Bruthans could enact a repeat of his earlier performances. And with it, Ziv earned 1300 approximately Rs 55,627 before he plays the Chennai leg of the 10,000 tournament which begins on Monday.
Bruthans took the runner-up purse of 900 approximately Rs 38,511.A little later, the Israelis had more to celebrate as Andy Ram and Nir Welgreen won the doubles title.
They defeated the Pakistan-Great Britain combine of Aisam Qureshi and Miles Macalagan 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in 92 minutes.
Meanwhile, Prahlad Srinath has pulled out of the third and the final leg at Chennai, the main draw of which will commence at the Nungambakkam Stadium on January 24, due to an elbow injury.
RESULTS all finals
Singles: Kobi Ziv Israel bt Viktor Bruthans Slovakia 6-2, 7-6 7-4
Doubles: Andy Ram/Nir Welgreen Isr bt Aisam Qureshi Pak/Miles Macalagan Gbr 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
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