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Ramkumar pockets 2nd singles title of season in Spain

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
India's rising youngster Ramkumar Ramanathan clinched his second ITF singles title of the season with a clinical straight sets victory over top seed Marc Giner in Getxo, Spain today.

Second seed Ramkumar thrashed the higher-ranked Spaniard 6-4 6-1 in the clay court summit clash of the USD 10,000 Futures event at Real Club Jolaseta.

352nd ranked Ramkumar broke Giner, placed 85 places above the Indian, four times out of five chances. The 19-year-old Indian fired three aces to none of his rival.

It was a double delight for Ramkumar as he had also won the doubles title with Spanish partner David Perz Sanz.
 

The second-seeded Ramkumar and David rallied to defeat Portugal's Joao Domingues and Spain's Jose Anton Salazar Martin 5-7 6-3 10-4 in the summit clash.

It was third doubles title for Ramkumar this season.

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First Published: Jul 12 2014 | 7:41 PM IST

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