{"id":5730,"date":"2012-05-06T06:07:39","date_gmt":"2012-05-06T06:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=5730"},"modified":"2012-05-06T06:07:39","modified_gmt":"2012-05-06T06:07:39","slug":"itf-futures-sriram-balaji-annexes-singles-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=5730","title":{"rendered":"ITF Futures: Sriram Balaji annexes singles title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/tennis\/srirambalaji.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Sriram Balaji\" width=\"176\" height=\"176\" style=\"float: left; margin: 6px;\" \/>Chennai: <\/strong>Fifth seed Sriram Balaji beat Joss Espasandin of Switzerland 6-3, 6-4, in the singles final of the MCC-SR Subramaniam Memorial ITF Futures men&#8217;s tennis tournament, here Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Balaji broke Joss in the fourth game and stroked well to win the first set 6-3. At the end of the first set, Espasandin needed a medical time out. He seemed to have succumbed to the humid and hot conditions of the last three weeks having played at Trichy, Madurai and now in Chennai.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the second set, Balaji seemed to have lost his concentration and allowed himself to be broken to give the Swiss s a 2-0 lead. However, the Indian regained his composure to break back and hold serve for 2-2.<\/p>\n<p>Balaji then broke Espasandin in the ninth for 5-4 and then served out the set to clinch the tie and pick up the winner&#8217;s purse of Rs 65,000 while the Swiss received Rs. 45,000.<em> (IANS)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chennai: Fifth seed Sriram Balaji beat Joss Espasandin of Switzerland 6-3, 6-4, in the singles final of the MCC-SR Subramaniam Memorial ITF Futures men&#8217;s tennis tournament, here Saturday. Balaji broke Joss in the fourth game and stroked well to win the first set 6-3. 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