Sandeep eclipsed Vikas in an all-Jhangra final to win the prestigious Pune Open title.
Sandeep ousted Vikas 11-9, 11-3, 11-2
On exciting nippy evening in November, the Poona Club was bustling with energy, as all the Indian Squash Juniors were eagerly looking forward for experiential learning’s from the Finale.
In the first game, Sandeep rallied the ball and pushed Vikas into the back corners of the court, thoughVikas executed his shots all across the court, causing Sandeep to chase the ball around. He created some openings in that process and got some outright winners to race to a 9-7 lead. Then, Sandeep pulled up his socks and began to increase the pace forcing the errors out of Vikas. He edged out Vikas to take the set 11-9
In the second game, Sandeep kept up with his fast pace and caused Vikas to create loose openings for him. Sinadeep held the ball gracefully to deceive Vikas and snatch the ponts away quickly. He took a big lead of 6-1 to put Vikas under tremendous pressure and Vikas cracked under the pressure to gift away 4 easy points through errors to the young lad from Navy.
In the final set of the match, Sandeep entered with a strategy; he elevated his pace to a higher level Vikas to do some difficult retrievals around the court. After a few points of this quick, high-paced game, Sandeep fired away two drops in successions to throw Vikas off his balance and snatch away those points. He kept up this variation in his styles of game to startle Vikas and crush him under pressure, which caused Vikas to gift another four points through unforced errors. Sandeep snatched the set comfortably at 11-2.
By Chandramoulli Singh
