Second seed Rei Sakamoto of Japan will clash with fifth seed Oliver Crawford of Great Britain in men’s singles semi-finals
Semi-finalists spotted in the men’s singles event at 2026 Delhi Open ATP Challenger being held at DLTA Complex. On Friday, second seed Rei Sakamoto of Japan set up a semifinal clash with fifth seed Oliver Crawford of Great Britain in the men’s singles semi-finals. In the other semi-final, Greece’s Stefanos Sakellaridis will face Great Britain’s Felix Gill.
Sakamoto, a former junior World No. 1 and the 2024 Australian Open boys’ singles champion, came from a set down to defeat fellow teenager and sixth seed Federico Cina of Italy 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-2. He will next face fifth seed Oliver Crawford, who won the all-British contest against good friend Jay Clarke 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 after saving a match point late in the second set.
The second semi-final, Greece’s Stefanos Sakellaridis will face Great Britain’s Felix Gill. Sakellaridis registered a commanding 6-0, 6-3 victory over eighth seed Rio Noguchi of Japan, while Gill needed three sets to overcome Belgium’s Michael Geerts 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
In the doubles, the top two seeded teams, Siddhanth Banthia (India)/Alexander Donski (Bulgaria) and Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha (India)/Pruchya Isaro (Thailand) also advanced to the semi-finals.
Top seeds Banthia/Donski recorded a 6-3, 6-4 win over wildcard entrants Divij Sharan/Karan Singh. Second seeds Poonacha/Isaro, who won the Chennai Open ATP Challenger last week, extended their winning streak with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Switzerland’s Luca Castelnuovo and Japan’s Rio Noguchi.
As part of the ATP Challenger 75 series, the tournament will award 75 ranking points to the singles and doubles champions, 44 points to the singles runner-up and 50 points to the doubles runners-up. The singles champion will receive $17,000 in prize money, while the runner-up will earn $9,600. The doubles champions will split $4,980, and the runners-up will share $2,880.
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