Manik faces Vivek in AB Prasad tennis final

Manik Shaurya of Chattisgarh in action at Patliputra Tennis Court on Thursday

Vivek Kumar of Haryana in action during his seminal match at Patliputra Tennis Centre on Thursday

Patna, June 9, 2022: Manik Shaurya of Chattisgarh set up summit clash with Vivek Kumar of Haryana in the men’s singles of Dr AB Parasad Memorial All India Tennis Tournament at Patliputra Tennis Centre courts here on Thursday.

In the first semifinal, Manik Shaurya rallied to beat Mohammad Fardeen of West Bengal 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 while in the second semifinal Vivek Kumar outplayed Prashanth Vedansh of Karnataka 6-2, 7-5. The final will be played on Friday.

In the men’s doubles, Abhinashu Borthakur and Md Fardeen (both from West Bengal) tamed Ronit Gupta (Delhi) and Tanmay Jha (Rajasthan) 6-1, 7-6(2). Now, the Bengal pair will take on Pratush Mohanty (Odisha) and Manik Shaurya (Chattisgarh).The Odisha-Chattisgarh pair beat Gajendra Singh and Vivek Kumar (both from Haryana) 7-5, 6-4.