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Wednesday, Jun 11, 2025
It was the first time in open era that two Indian pairs competed against each other at a Grand Slam.
Ramkumar Ramanathan will play for Mumbai Leon Army. He was picked up for Rs 4.5 lakh.
Ramkumar made an impressive run to the finals in an upset-filled tournament that saw only two seeded players reach the quarter-finals.
Ramkumar will try to become the first player from India to win an ATP singles title since mentor Leander Paes prevailed in Newport 20 years ago after he beat American Tim Smyczek on Saturday to reach the final of the same event.
The unseeded Indian, celebrating his 26th birthday, lost the summit clash 4-6, 4-6 to his seventh seed Sebastian Korda, in one hour and 23 minutes.
Italy will now play in the World Group Finals while India will be relegated to the Zonals.
In a mismatch of epic proportion, Ramkumar double-bageled 17-year-old Muhammed Shoaib in just 42 minutes in the opening singles.
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