The singles tournament at the Kachreti Challenger featured players who have previously played in Grand Slams and experienced Challenger players such as Altug Celikbilek. However, both finalists were players who have competed in few Challenger events.
Bakshi won 6-1 6-0 against Blake Mott. He had wins over Philip Sekulic, Martyn Pawelski and Vadym Ursu. During his match against Ursu, he only had two double faults compared to Ursu’s five. Bakshi had a higher win percentage than Sekulic on both his 1st and 2nd serves.
Bertrand performed similarly to Bakshi during the early rounds of the tournament. However, his semi-final match against Paul Jubb was less straightforward than his previous matches. Bertrand lost the first set to Jubb before winning the next two sets.
The final was a close match, with Bertrand winning in 3 sets after Bakshi had won the second set 6-3 to force a decider. Bertrand won 93 points during the match, whilst Bakshi won 90.
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The 21-year-old captures his maiden Challenger title in Kachreti, defeating Bakshi 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 in the final#ATPChallenger | @FFTennis pic.twitter.com/9uF43fRgXZ
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