Bengaluru, March 1, 2025: The top-seeded duo of Anirudh Chandrasekar and Ray Ho triumphed over Australia’s Blake Bayldon and Matthew Christopher Romios with a score of 6-2, 6-4 at the KSLTA Tennis Stadium on Saturday, securing the doubles title at the 2025 Bengaluru Open.
This Indo-Taiwanese partnership showcased an impressive performance, marking their sixth ATP Challenger title.
This victory further solidifies India’s remarkable legacy in doubles at the Bengaluru Open, where at least one Indian champion has emerged in seven of the nine tournaments held to date.
Supported by an enthusiastic home crowd, Chandrasekar and Ho established an early advantage, skillfully combining intricate net strategies with powerful groundstrokes to gain momentum.
They took advantage of consecutive double faults from their opponents to achieve a break in the third game and followed it up with another break in the seventh game to clinch the first set.
In the second set, a remarkable lofted forehand winner from Chandrasekar secured a pivotal break in the fifth game, allowing the top seeds to assert their dominance. They maintained their serve with precision, concluding the match in just over an hour amidst a jubilant audience.
The Bengaluru Open, organized by the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA), is classified as an ATP Challenger 125 tournament and is recognized as India’s premier international tennis event.
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