Top seed Dheeraj, Sandesh move forward in the qualifiers of 29th National Tennis Championship

Top seed Dheeraj, Sandesh move forward in qualifiers of 29th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship. winners and runners-up in U16 and U14 singles events will receive a Tennis scholarship of ₹25,000 each.

Top seed Dheeraj K S began 29th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship with a straight-set victory over Hitesh Yalamanchili in first round of qualifiers, while Sandesh Kurale produced an upset against 12th seed Fardeen Mohammed at DLTA Complex in New Delhi on Saturday.

Tamil Nu's Dheeraj stamped his authority in men's singles match from beginning and registered a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Hitesh of Telangana to move closer to qualifying for main draw.

In ar exciting first-round clash of qualifiers, ranked 101 Maharashtra 's Sandesh upset 12th seed Fardeen of West Bengal 6-0, 6-0 in straight sets.

India’s largest domestic tennis tournament — supported by DCM Shriram Ltd., a leing business conglomerate, under aegis of All India Tennis Association and Delhi Lawn Tennis Association, is witnessing participation of exciting talents from various parts of country fighting for coveted crowns. tournament has seen  participation of some of India’s top tennis stars in past editions including Rohan Bopanna, Somdev Devvarman, Yuki Bhambri, Sania Mirza and Rutuja Bhosale among many ors.

Top seeds in women's singles event, Laxmi Dandu (1) of Telangana and Gujarat 's Vidhi Jani (2) received byes in first round of qualifiers.

Ranked 300 in India, Vaibhav Charotia of Uttar Presh produced one of performances of day to upset 12th seed Uttar Presh's Arjun Bhati in a three-set thriller 5-7, 6-3, [10-6] in boys u-18 singles category. First and second seeds Ojas Mehlawat (Delhi) and Murtuza Huzefa K ( Gujarat ) received byes to move into second round of qualifiers, respectively.

 girls u-18 category also saw top seeds, Haryana 's Dhatri Dave (1) and Gujarat 's Pal Uphyay getting byes in first round. 

main draw will be played from September 30 to October 5. Boys and Girls Under-16 & Under-14 category matches will be played from October 6 to October 12.

Besides prestigious titles, winners will be awarded with prize money with a total prize pool of over Rs 21.55 Lakh and Kit Allowance in junior categories up for grabs. winners and runners-up in U16 and U14 singles events will also receive a Tennis scholarship of ₹25,000 each.