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Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association: Karan Singh earned his place in the singles main draw of the Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger event with a hard-fought 6-4, 7-6(6) victory over Aryan Shah in an all-Indian second-round clash in the Qualifying event at the KSLTA Courts here on Monday.

Singh, who made his Davis Cup debut for India during the World Group I Playoffs tie against Togo, displayed composure in a tense second-set tiebreak to wrap up the match against his talented compatriot in one hour and 15 minutes in the ATP Challenger 125 tournament.

With this win, Karan made it to the main draw of India’s biggest ATP Challenger Tour event with a prize pool of USD 200,000, the winner of which will earn 125 valuable ATP ranking points. The hard-court tournament is being organised by the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA).