ITF Mysuru Open 2023: George Loffhagen defeats Ellis Blake to grab the singles title

ITF Mysuru Open 2023: George Loffhagen emerged the singles champion in the Cycle Pure Agarbathi ITF Mysuru Open 2023, outfighting Australia’s Ellis Blake 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) at the Mysore Tennis Club on Sunday. As the scoreline suggested the match offered several twists and turns before the unseeded Briton prevailed over the eighth seeded Aussie in 2 hours and 49 minutes. ITF Mysuru Open 2023: George Loffhagen defeats Ellis Blake to grab the singles title.

“It was a really good tournament and I enjoyed playing here a lot. The final was a tough match and I was able to stay in the match after losing that first set. It has been a bit tiring but good to have been able to win the title,” said George Loffhagen after the match. The prize distribution was attended by Mr Maheshwar Rao IAS, the Hon.Secretary of KSLTA, and Dr KV Rajendra, Mysuru Deputy Commissioner and also the organising committee chairman of the tournament, among others.

Dr KV Rajendra handed over the cheque to the winner, while Mr Rao presented the trophy. “Congrats to the players for producing a wonderful match. A big thanks to the spectators also, because they lift the energy levels of the players and I also thank all the sponsors. We have already conducted an ATP tournament and a couple of other ITF tournaments in Bangalore and we are hoping to stage more events so that new talents come up from Karnataka,” said Mr Maheshwara Rao.

“The exciting final was the epitome of the events that have been happening over the last one week. I can’t thank KSLTA enough for giving us this opportunity to host this event and it was an honour for me to be part of this tournament. A big thanks to the spectators who turn up in big numbers. Hopefully, we will be able to host more tournaments in the future,” said Dr KV Rajendra.

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