Fenesta Open: Prabodh stuns Balsekar; top-seeded Sureshkumar-Sinha advance to quarterfinals

Suraj Prabodh rallied from a set down to stun second seed Aditya Balsekar at the 31st Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship on Tuesday (October 6, 2026).

The 31-year-old Prabodh beat Balsekar 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) at the DLTA Complex.

After losing the opening set, Prabodh adopted a more aggressive approach, a strategy that eventually paid dividends.

"Everybody knows he is a great player," Prabodh told the media after his win.

"I was just trying to hang in there and especially after the first set, I thought because he was too consistent and he was just everywhere. I thought I should just try to be a little more aggressive and get into the points or start the points a little more aggressively. Somehow I got through it and it was well planned and the execution was also perhaps better."