Borg knocks out seed at MSLTA 25K ITF Men’s Tournament

 

Mumbai, March 18, 2026: Sweden’s Leo Borg produced a composed display to oust eighth seed Digvijay Pratap Singh 6-4, 6-3 and book his place in the last sixteen of the MSLTA $25,000 ITF Men’s Tennis Tournament, organized by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association and being played at the Dr. G.A. Ranade Tennis Centre.

Leo the 22 year old son of the legendary Bjorn played flawless tennis in 1 hour 20 minutes match to account for eighth seeded Digvijay who is making a comeback back after serious illness last year. 

Top seed Florent Bax looked in ominous touch, brushing aside Venkataraman A  6-0, 6-3, while Manish Sureshkumar matched that intensity with an identical 6-0, 6-3 win over Chirag Duhan in an all Indian clash .

In one of the more closely contested matches of the day, Stijin Pel rallied past Kabir Hans 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-1. Fourth seed Alexandr Binda was stretched but held firm to get past Abhinav Shanmugam 6-2, 6-7(1), 6-2.

India’s Dev Javia continued his fine run with a straight-sets 7-5, 6-4 victory over Hitesh Chauhan. Fifth seed Philip Sekulic overcame a mid-match dip to defeat Arjun Rathi 6-0, 3-6, 6-2.

Timofei Derepasko staged a spirited comeback after dropping the opening set 0-6 to beat Tarun Karra 6-4, 6-2. Third seed Karan Singh advanced comfortably with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Aditya Balsekar.

In another encounter, Bekhan Atlangeriev registered a solid 6-4, 6-4 victory against Udit Kamboj.

The second round will see Nine  foreigners and Seven  Indians in action 
 
Results: Singles: First Round:
Florent Bax(1)(Fra) bt Venkataraman A(Ind)6-0, 6-3;
Manish Sureshkumar(Ind) bt Chirag Duhan(Ind) 6-0, 6-3;
Stijin Pel(Ned) bt Kabir Hans(Ind) 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-1;
Alexandr Binda(4)(Ita) bt A Shanmugam(Ind) 6-2, 6-7(1), 6-2;
Dev Javia(Ind) bt Hitesh Chauhan(Ind) 7-5, 6-4;
Philip Sekulic(5)(Aus) bt Arjun Rathi(Ind)6-0, 3-6, 6-2;
Timofei Derepasko bt Tarun Karra(Ind) 0-6, 6-4, 6-2;
Karan Singh(3)(Ind) bt Aditya Balsekar(Ind) 6-4, 6-2;
Leo Borg(Swe) bt Digvijay Pratap Singh(8)(Ind) 6-4, 6-3;
Bekhan Atlangeriev(Rus) bt Udit Kamboj(Ind) 6-4, 6-4.