Natekar knocked out

CHENNAI, JAN 20: Davis Cupper and second seed Gaurav Natekar met his nemesis in unseeded Vijay Kannan, the junior national champion, in the pre-quarter finals but top seed Marcus Hilpert, Vasudev Reddy, Rohan Wadhera, Anand Radhakrishnan and Vinod Sridhar entered the quarter-finals of the men8217;s singles event in the Rs 2.5 lakh prize money South India Tennis Championship at the Gymkhana Courts.

Vijay Kannan pulled off the biggest upset over Gaurav Natekar in a two hours and 41 minute battle, winning 6-3,3-6,7-5 unleashing delectable passing shots from the baseline as Gaurav failed to concentrate despite putting up a brave fight.

In the women8217;s section however, top seed Arthi Ponnappa Kar defeated Deboshmita Bengal 6-1,6-0, second seed Sai Jayalakshmi beat Sadhiya Pathan Kar 6-4,6-0.