Having played the finals three times previously, Arjun Kadhe made history on Sunday by becoming the National Tennis Champion.
Arjun defeated Prithvi Sekhar of Railways 6-3, 6-4 in a two-set victory at the Tennis Project, Baliawas, Gurugram on Sunday.
It was a long wait for Pune’s tennis star Kadhe who has won the U-12, U-14, U-16, U-18, and men’s doubles national championships in the past.
“I had a really good week. This win means a lot to me because I was hoping to get this from the last few years and I had lost three finals and this was my fourth and I am really happy to get the tag of the men’s national champion finally and I am excited about the upcoming tournaments,” said Kadhe from Gurugram.
Arjun who trains with Hemant Bendrey at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana will be seen in action now in the $15,000 ITF WTT cup main draws from Tuesday at the Deccan Gymkhana.
Kadhe has started the post lockdown season on a good note as he clinched the $25,000 ITF doubles title with Dan Added of France as the duo defeated Inigo Cervantes Huegun of Spain and Mark Vervoort of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-2 at Villena, Spain in February.
