Pune , March 28, 2021 : Fourth seeded Oliver Crawford stopped the winning run of eighth seeded Zane Khan to win the men’s singles event at the $15000 KPIT –MSLTA ITF WTT Cup Men’s tennis championships being organized by MSLTA in association with Deccan Gymkhana and played at their tennis courts
In a one sided final the three weeks of stress seemed to have shown on the young Zane Khan as he went down without a struggle.
In a match lasting just over an hour 21 year Crawford who had taken out 3 Indians on way to the final ousted Zane Khan 6-3,6-0. In the first set Crawford broke Khan in the 2nd and the 4th games and was broken himself in the 5th game to win the set 6-3. In the second set Crawford steamrolled Khan breaking thrice to win the match and the title.
The singles winner Oliver Crawford got $2,160(₹156500) and 10 ATP points while the runners up Zane Khan received $1,272 (₹92000). The prizes were given away at the hands of Mr Kishor Patil VP MSLTA and President Of PMDTA, Former Divisional Commissioner Chandrakant Dalvi , MSLTA Secretary Sunder Iyer , Mr Vishwas Lokare Hon Sec of Deccan Gymkhana . ITF supervisor Sheetal Iyer and Ashwin Girme Tennis Secretary Deccan Gymkhana were present on the occasion.
Following are the results: final Round: Singles: Mens:
Oliver Crawford (USA) [4] bt Zane Khan (USA) [8] 6-3, 6-0.