Unseeded Pawar to meet Khanna in final; Ramarao-Pendharkar win doubles title

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Unseeded Sandeep Pawar continued his fine run, getting the better of Ajai Selvaraj to enter the men's 35-plus single's final of the Taste'L GSTA S200 ITF Mumbai 2021 on Thursday.

In the title clash, Pawar will take on top seed Aditya Khanna, who had a fight on his hands against unseeded Girish Mishra before winning 6-2, 6-2, a match much closer than the scores indicate.

Pawar's superior fitness saw him take control of the match after losing a tough opening set 5-7. He ran down everything Selvaraj threw at him and, finally, the heat and a shoulder niggle got the better of Selvaraj, who conceded in the second set, trailing 3-5.

DS Ramarao and Ajit Pendharkar lifted the men's doubles title in the 70-plus category, getting the better of CR Gangadharan-Sudhagani Ramkrishna 6-4, 6-3.

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