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Amritraj overpowers Widhiyanto to lift Masters title
New Delhi, June 27: Prakash Amrtiraj`s complete domination of the ITF Satellite Masters Tennis Tournament reached the logical conclusion today when he won his third successive final to clinch the singles title.
New Delhi, June 27: Prakash Amrtiraj's complete domination of the ITF Satellite Masters Tennis Tournament reached the logical conclusion today when he won his third successive final to clinch the singles title.
Top seed Amritraj overpowered Indonesian sixth seed Febi Widhiyanto 6-2 7-6 (7/3) to emerge the champion of the circuit with 83 circuit points that translated to 36 ATP points including six bonus points.
Amritraj also collected 800 dollars on winning the Masters which added upto $2724 from four weeks in singles prize money alone.
Widhiyanto on the other hand had to be satisfied with 40 circuit points, equivalent to 14 ATP points. He pocketed $600 for his runners-up effort.
An impressive crowd had turned out to watch the final despite the inclement weather which delayed the start of the match by half an hour.
And the spectators were thoroughly entertained by Amritraj. The contest seemed to be a one-sided affair as the 19-year old broke the Indonesian twice to race to a 5-0 lead before he was bogged down by his over-keenness to finish it off in quick time.
Widhiyanto was rusty to begin with, spraying his shots all over. He opened with two backhand errors to drop the opening game. He was still out of shape when he lost serve once more by missing an easy volley and then committed a double fault.
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Amritraj also collected 800 dollars on winning the Masters which added upto $2724 from four weeks in singles prize money alone.
Widhiyanto on the other hand had to be satisfied with 40 circuit points, equivalent to 14 ATP points. He pocketed $600 for his runners-up effort.
An impressive crowd had turned out to watch the final despite the inclement weather which delayed the start of the match by half an hour.
And the spectators were thoroughly entertained by Amritraj. The contest seemed to be a one-sided affair as the 19-year old broke the Indonesian twice to race to a 5-0 lead before he was bogged down by his over-keenness to finish it off in quick time.
Widhiyanto was rusty to begin with, spraying his shots all over. He opened with two backhand errors to drop the opening game. He was still out of shape when he lost serve once more by missing an easy volley and then committed a double fault.
Bureau Report