Digvijay Pratap Singh beats Florent Bax to clinch ITF men’s title
The HinduDigvijay Pratap Singh played a delightfully explosive game with remarkable accuracy and variation to clinch the USD 15,000 ITF men’s tennis title at the DLTA Complex on Sunday. The entertainment was restricted to 38 minutes in the final as the French fifth seed Florent Bax retired after losing the first set 2-6. The third-seeded Digvijay converted two of three break points to race away with the first set, even as Bax struggled to sustain his energetic game owing to restricted movement caused by a twisted ankle suffered during his semifinal victory against the top seed. Quite gracefully, Bax conceded that “Digvijay deserved to win.” On his part, Digvijay suggested Bax needs to be treated by Anand so he could continue to play over the next three weeks, as the Frenchman was otherwise planning to return home.