AITA Championship: Anirudh upsets 6th seed, reaches semis

21 Jan, 2021

Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS) Telangana's Tarun Anirudh sent the sixth seed Bharat Kumaran of Tamil Nadu enroute to the semi-finals of the Rs.1 lakh prize money AITA Tennis Championship being held at the at the PBI-CSE Tennis Academy, Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, here on Thursday.

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