Sunil enters final

CHANDIGARH, April 23: Nikhil Murli came back after a first set loss to pull off one of his best wins in a long time bouncing second seeded Amanjot Singh 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-0 in the semi-final of the Adidas Junior Circuit (second leg) at the DTA courts here on Thursday.

In Friday’s final, he meets top seeded Parantap Chaturvedi and DHAITA colleague Parantap Chaturvedi who took out Nishank Mishra in straight sets.Meanwhile, top seed Shruti Dhawan ran into trouble in the first set before clawing back for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win against Chandigarh’s Harsimran Kaur in the girls under-16 final.

There was a change of script even in the sisters’ clash in the girls-under 14 title round as top seeded Ankita Bhambri caved in with surprising complacency to second seeded Sanaa Bhambri.

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Second seed Sunil Kumar, as usual, stroked his way elegantly into the boys under-16 final where he meets top seeded Parantap in a replay of the first leg final.

With Parantap having to play two consecutive finals, Sunil goes into the Friday clash with the odds heavily in his favour.