Delhi Open 2025: Niki Poonacha and Courtney Lock Secure Doubles Win
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Synopsis
Niki Poonacha and Courtney Lock triumphed in their opening match at the Delhi Open 2025, overcoming a tough Czech pair. The tournament, held at the DLTA Complex, features a $100,000 prize pool and crucial ATP points for winners.
Key Takeaways
- Poonacha and Lock secured a comeback win in doubles.
- Delhi Open is an ATP Challenger 75 event.
- Prize money totals USD 100,000.
- Winners earn 75 ATP points.
- Several upsets occurred in singles and doubles matches.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (NationPress) Niki Poonacha from India and Courtney Lock of Zimbabwe commenced their journey in the Delhi Open 2025 doubles event with a hard-won 2-6, 7-6(5), 10-6 victory against the Czech pair of Marek Gengel and Dalibor Svrcina at the DLTA Complex on Wednesday. Despite facing a challenging first set, the second seeds made a strong comeback during a critical tiebreaker, ultimately securing the match in a decisive tiebreak.
Hosted by the All-India Tennis Association (AITA) and the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association, the Delhi Open 2025 is an ATP Challenger 75 tournament played on hard courts, boasting a prize pool of USD 100,000. The champions of both singles and doubles competitions also earn 75 vital ATP points.
After the withdrawal of top seeds Blake Ellis and Tristan Schoolkate, Poonacha and Lock are now the top-ranked team left in the tournament. Their replacements, India’s Parth Aggarwal and Sidharth Rawat, were eliminated in their first match by Enzo Couacaud and Kelsey Stevenson.
In the singles draw, Mukund Sasikumar saw his campaign end with a loss of 6-4, 6-3 to Belgium’s Michael Geerts in the Round of 16. Meanwhile, third seed Tristan Schoolkate faced a tough, three-hour match against Valentin Vacherot, eventually winning 7-6, 3-6, 6-4.
Qualifier Andre Ilagan from the USA continued his impressive form by defeating eighth seed Timofey Skatov with a score of 6-2, 6-3. Additionally, Kyrian Jacquet from France achieved a straightforward 7-5, 6-3 victory over Jay Clarke of the UK.
In other doubles matches, third seeds Clarke and Johannes Ingildsen comfortably defeated Siddarth Banthia and Parikshit Somani in straight sets, while Shintaro Mochizuki and Kaito Uesugi triumphed over Ramkumar Ramanathan and Karan Singh in a thrilling contest, ending 3-6, 6-1, 10-7.
Geerts also teamed up with fellow Belgian and former Delhi Open semifinalist Kimmer Coppejans to beat Denmark’s August Holmgren and Elmer Moller. The day concluded with Kris Van Wyk and Eric Vanshelboim securing a 6-4, 6-3 victory over wildcards SD Prajwal Dev and Sai Karteek Reddy Ganta.
