Karan Singh booked his place in the last four after seventh seed Siddharth Rawat retired from their match. Karan was leading 4-3 when Rawat withdrew, allowing the third seed to progress to the semi-finals.
Fourth seed Digvijay Pratap Singh secured his semi-final berth with a convincing 6-2, 6-2 victory over Japan’s Ryuki Matsuda. Maharashtra’s Arnav Paparkar also retired from his match against Chirag Duhan when the score stood at 2-2, enabling Duhan to advance to the next round.
In a contest between American players, second seed Garrett Johns reached the semi-finals after sixth seed Samir Banerjee retired while trailing 7-6, 3-1.
The doubles competition also saw Indian players make significant progress, with both finalists’ spots going to Indian pairs.
India’s top-seeded combination of SD Prajwal Dev and Nitin Kumar Sinha secured a place in the final with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win over Thailand’s Thanapet Chanta and Pawit Sornlaksup.
India’s third-seeded pair of Adil Kalyanpur and Shashikumar Mukund also advanced to the doubles final. They defeated compatriots Digvijay Pratap Singh and Jagmeet Singh 6-2, 6-3 to complete the Indian representation in the title clash.
With Karan Singh and Digvijay Pratap Singh progressing in singles and two Indian combinations reaching the doubles final, the Friday matches marked a strong showing by Indian players at the Mumbai Open ITF Men’s M25 Tennis Championship.
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