Nitten and Isabelle of Australia with the combined doubles silver.
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Nitten Kirrtane continued to struggle onerous and shine vibrant within the particular person occasions of the ITF Masters World Championship as he added the combined doubles silver and the boys’s doubles bronze medals to his assortment in Mexico City.
After having helped the over-50 crew to the primary ever silver within the World championship, Nitten bumped into the highest participant Bart Beks of Netherlands in singles, doubles and combined doubles of the person championship.
Nitten went down combating to the highest seeded Bart 5-7, 6-7(5) within the singles quarterfinals. He made the combined doubles ultimate with Isabelle Gemmel of Australia earlier than being crushed by Bart and Barbara Mulej.
In males’s doubles, Nitten and Jagdish Tanwar made the semifinals the place they went right down to Bart and Sebastian Jackson 10-6 within the tremendous tie-break.
“I played hard in the individual events despite being physically exhausted after the team competition. I ran into Bart in all three events. He is a tough competitor and we played very close matches,” mentioned Nitten earlier than boarding the flight again to India.
“Special thanks to my teammates Jagdish Tanwar, Ajit Sail and Hatinder Panwar for the support they gave me. We coordinated very well as a team. I thank my family members for the constant support during the event”, mentioned Nitten.
Thanking the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and crew sponsor Rakesh Kohli along with his well-known model Stag, for the persistent help, Nitten mentioned: “We will be motivated to come back stronger next year if AITA and Sports Ministry recognise our historic run for the nation.”
The outcomes: Over-50: Men’s singles, quarterfinals: Bart Beks (Ned) bt Nitten Kirrtane 7-5, 7-6(5); Doubles, semifinals: Beks & Sebastian Jackson (GBR) bt Nitten & Jagdish Tanwar 6-2, 2-6, [10-6].
Mixed doubles, ultimate: Barbara Mulej (Slo) & Beks bt Isabelle Gemmel (Aus) & Nitten 6-1, 7-5.
Source: www.thehindu.com
