The Indian challenge in the USD 50,000 Knoxville Challenger (Hard Court) ended in both singles and doubles.
In the men’s singles, Prakash Amritraj lost to wildcard John-Patrick Smith of Australia 6-4, 4-6, 3-6 in his first round match. Somdev Devvarman, who was up against American top-seed Vincent Spadea, conceded his first round match after losing a fiercely fought first set 6-7 (7).
In the men’s doubles, the unseeded Indian duo of Ashutosh-Harsh lost their quarter-final (second round) match 3-6, 3-6 to top-seeded American pair of Rajeev Ram and Bobby Reynolds. Prakash Amritraj and his brother Stephen Amritraj lost 3-6 6-7 (2) to the French pair of Olivuier Charroin and Nicolas Tourte in their first round.
