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HYDERABAD, JANUARY 14: The Indian duo of Saurav Panja and Prahlad Srinath defeated Pramono Hendri and Febi Widhiyanto of Indonesia 6-4, 6-...

HYDERABAD, JANUARY 14: The Indian duo of Saurav Panja and Prahlad Srinath defeated Pramono Hendri and Febi Widhiyanto of Indonesia 6-4, 6-2 to clinch the men’s doubles title in the ITF Men’s Futures tennis tournament at Gymkahana Grounds on Friday.

In the men’s singles final to be played tomorrow, Denis Golovanov of Russia will clash with Svarc Ladislav of Slovakia.

In the semi-finals today, qualifier Golovanov, after initial hiccups, outplayed Jeremy Delinbeuf of France 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 in one hour 20 minutes, while third seed Ladislav made short work of seventh seed Andy Ram of Israel 6-2 7-5.

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In less than an hour, the Indian pair of Panja and Srinath played in tandem to shatter the hopes of the Indonesian pair. The tie began on an even note, with both pairs level till 3-all. The Indians broke the Indonesians to take a lead of 4-3, and held on to claim the first set 6-4.

In the second set, the Indians returned well to leave the visitors stranded.RESULTS
Men singles (semis): DenisGolovanov (Rus) bt Jeremy Delinbeuf (France) 7-6 (7-2) 6-3; Svarc Ladislav (Slovak) bt Andy Ram (Israel) 6-2 7-5.
Men doubles (final): Saurav Panja & Prahlad srinath (India) bt Pramono Hendri & Febi Widhiyanto (indonesia) 6-4 6-2.