Nitin K Sinha outplayed top seed Parikshit Somani to win the Under-16 Boys trophy while Sabhyata Nihalani emerged champion in Girls U-16 event after a tough fight against Akansha Bhan in the Fenesta Open National Tennis championship.  Fourth seed Nitin, who hails from West Bengal won the final 6-3 6-0 against Assam-based Somani.

There was a good fight between Sabhyata, Delhi’s class 10th student and Gujarat’s Akansha in the girls final with the former eventually winning 7-5 7-5. The Under—14 boys titles was won by Mann Maulik Shah, who beat Shashikant Rajput 6—1 6—2 in the final. The girls U—14 trophy was won by Sanya Singh, who outplayed Salsa Ahir 6—3 6—1.

Did You Know?

• Tennis was originated in Great Britain.
• Arthur Ashe was the first African American to win the US open.
• Andre Agassi was the king of the hard court, collecting 40 outdoor hard court titles. For women, Chris Evert claimed 53.
• Boris Becker was the first unseeded player ever to win the Wimbledon in 1985. He was only 17 years old at the time.
• The longest match in the history of tennis was played between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon in 2010. It lasted for about 11 hours.
• Serena and Venus Williams became the first pair of sisters to win the Olympic gold in tennis.