Srinagar Open Tennis C’ship begins
Excelsior Sports Correspondent SRINAGAR, Sept 2: As many as 23 matches were played on the opening day of the Srinagar Open Tennis Championship 2026 at Gindun Sports Complex, Rajbagh. The three-day championship began with 15 singles matches in the first...
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 2: As many as 23 matches were played on the opening day of the Srinagar Open Tennis Championship 2026 at Gindun Sports Complex, Rajbagh. The three-day championship began with 15 singles matches in the first round, followed by eight matches in the second round.
Haider Hussain, Vikrant C, Javaid Bhat, Hardeep Singh, Deepak Singh, Gurmit Singh, Shubhkarman Singh and defending champion Inayat Jehangir qualified for the quarterfinals of the singles event.
The doubles competition will begin tomorrow, with 18 teams divided into four groups competing for places in the last eight. The group stage will be played on a round-robin basis, with two teams from each group advancing to the knockout stage.
A total of 31 players are competing in singles, while 36 players are participating in doubles. The championship is being organised by the District Lawn Tennis Association in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir Lawn Tennis Association, with support from the J&K Sports Council.
