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India's Sharath Kamal beats Marcos Freitas in ITTF Oman Open final to break decade-long trophy drought

Press Trust of India • March 15, 2020, 22:27:27 IST
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Despite being a game down, 37-year-old Sharath Kamal recovered well to outclass top-seeded Marcos Freitas of Portugal 6-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9, 3-11, 17-15 in the final

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India's Sharath Kamal beats Marcos Freitas in ITTF Oman Open final to break decade-long trophy drought

Muscat: Ace Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal ended his decade long wait for a title, producing a sensational performance to win the ITTF Challenger Plus Oman Open on Sunday. [caption id=“attachment_8154031” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] ![Sharath Kamal in action during the Oman Open. Image courtesy: ITTF](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sharath-Kamal-380-ITTF.jpg) Sharath Kamal in action during the Oman Open. Image courtesy: ITTF[/caption] Despite being a game down, the 37-year-old Indian recovered well to outclass top-seeded Marcos Freitas of Portugal 6-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9, 3-11, 17-15 in the final. It was in 2010 when Sharath had bagged his last title at Egypt Open. Since then he made two semi-final appearances — Morocco Open in 2011 and India Open in 2017 — but couldn’t manage to get through it. Earlier in the semi-finals, Sharath pulled off a stunning come-from-behind victory against Russia’s Kirill Skachkov. Fourth-seeded Sharath made a sensational comeback after being two games down to register 11-13, 11-13, 13-11, 11-9, 13-11, 8-11, 11-7 win in a thrilling seven-set semi-final that lasted for one hour and eight minutes. Freitas entered final with a 5-11, 11-9, 6-11, 6-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-3 win over India’s Harmeet Desai. Desai dominated the match at the initial stage but the world no 26 Freitas fought his way back after being 1-3 down and went on to win the next three successive games to enter the final. Results: Men’s Singles Final: Achanta Sharath Kamal bt Marcos Freitas (Portugal) 6-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9, 3-11, 17-15. Men’s Singles Semi-Finals: Achanta Sharath Kamal bt Kirill Skachkov (Russia) 11-13, 11-13, 13-11, 11-9, 13-11, 8-11, 11-7; Harmeet Desai lost to Marcos Freitas (Portugal) 5-11, 11-9, 6-11, 6-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-3.

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