FINECAB HYDERABAD STRIKERS, MUMBAI LEON ARMY, BENGALURU SPARTANS AND CHENNAI STALLIONS QUALIFY FOR THE SEMI-FINALS OF SEASON 4 OF TENNIS PREMIER LEAGUE

Pune (Voice News Service): The fourth and final day of the round robin leg of the Tennis
Premier League (TPL) season 4 saw teams give it their all on court. The franchises in the
hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals set to take place on the 11th December 2022 put
their best foot forward on Day 4. 
The first fixture of the day saw Finecab Hyderabad Strikers go head-to-head with Gujarat
Panthers. Conny Perrin of Finecab Hyderabad Strikers drew with Ankita Raina of Gujarat
Panthers in a game that ended 10-all. It was followed by the Men’s Singles category in which
Nikki Poonacha of Finecab Hyderabad Strikers beat Manish Sureshkumar of Gujarat
Panthers in a game that ended 11-9 in favour of the Finecab Hyderabad Strikers. Sriram
Balaji and Conny Perrin of Finecab Hyderabad Strikers drew with Ankita Raina and Divij
Sharan of Gujarat Panthers in the MIxed Doubles category, in a tie that ended 10-all. The
final tie of the fixture was the Men’s Doubles category that saw Sriram Balaji and Nikki
Poonacha of Finecab Hyderabad Strikers beat Manish Sureshkumar and Divij Sharan of
Gujarat Panthers, 13-7.  Finecab Hyderabad Strikers continued their fine form and beat
Gujarat Panthers in their fixtures of Day 4. They amassed 44 points while Gujarat Panthers
scored 36 points from the fixture.
The second fixture of Day 4 saw Delhi Binny’s Brigade go up against Punjab Tigers. Sowjanya
Bavisetti of Delhi Binny’s Brigade drew with Diana Marcinkevica of Punjab Tigers in a tie that
ended 10-all. In the Men’s Singles category Aziz Dougaz of Delhi Binny’s Brigade lost to
Denis Istomin of Punjab Tigers, in a tie that ended 11-9 in favour of the Punjab Tigers. The
subsequent tie was the Mixed Doubles category. Sowjanya Bavisetti and Siddhanth Banthia
of Delhi Binny’s Brigade beat Malek Jaziri and Diana Marcinkevica of Punjab Tigers after the
tie ended 12-8 in favour of the Delhi based franchise. The last tie of the fixture was the
Men’s Doubles that saw Delhi Binny’s Brigade’s Aziz Dougaz and Siddhanth Banthia beat
Malek Jaziri and Denis Istomin of Punjab Tigers, in a tie that ended 12-8. Delhi Binny’s
Brigade recorded a win over the Punjab Tigers as they scored 43 points from the fixture
whereas Punjab Tigers scored 37 points from the fixture.  

The third fixture of the Day 4 saw Chennai Stallions take on the home franchise Pune
Jaguars. Ekaterina Kazionova of the Chennai Stallions comfortably beat Rutuja Bhosale of
the Pune Jaguars in the Women’s Singles category that ended 13-7 in favour of the Stallions.
It was followed by the Men’s Singles category that saw Mathias Bourge of the Chennai
Stallions defeat Arjun Khade of the Pune Jaguars, 12-8. Ekaterina Kazionova and Anirudh
Chanderashekhar of the Chennai Stallions won 12-8 in their Mixed Doubles tie against
Rutuja Bhosale and Vijay Sunder Prashanth of the Pune Jaguars. The last tie of the fixture
was the Men’s Doubles category. Mathias Bourge and Anirudh Chanderashekhar of the
Chennai Stallions drew with Arjun Khade and Vijay Sunder Prashanth of the Pune Jaguars,as
the game ended 10-all.  Chennai Stallions emerged victorious from the fixture after
amassing 47 points whereas the Pune Jaguars scored 33 points.
The final fixture of Day 4 saw two heavyweights clashed as Mumbai Leon Army went up
against Bengaluru Spartans. In the Women’s Singles category Karman Kaur Thandi of the
Bengaluru Spartans lost to Valeriya Strakhova of the Mumbai Leon Army, as the tie ended
14-6 in favour of Mumbai Leon Army. In the Men’s Singles category Siddharth Rawat
defeated Ramkumar Ramanathan of Mumbai Leon Army comfortably as he beat him 13-7. It
was followed by the Mixed Doubles category that saw Vishnu Vardhan and Karman Kaur
Thandi of the Bengaluru Spartans clash with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Valeriya Strakhova
of Mumbai Leon Army, which ended in a 10-all draw. The last game of Day 4 saw Siddharth
Rawat and Vishnu Vardhan of Bengaluru Spartans lose to Ramkumar Ramanathan and
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan of Mumbai Leon Army, as they emerged victorious with a score of
11-9. Mumbai Leon Army emerged victorious from the tie after amassing 42 points while in
contrast the Bengaluru Spartans scored 38 points.
At the end of Day 4 the semi-finalists set to play on the final day of the league were
confirmed. Finecab Hyderabad Strikers remained at the top of the table with 174 points.
They were closely followed by Mumbai Leon Army that sat 2nd with 169 points. Bengaluru
Spartans ended the day in 3rd spot with 166 points. Chennai Stallions ended the day in 4th
spot with 164 points. The campaign came to an end for the Gujarat Panthers despite their
valiant effort that saw them close the day out in the 5th spot with 160 points. The Pune
Jaguars ended their campaign in 6th spot with 158 points. Delhi Binny’s Brigade and Punjab
Tigers ended their league campaign with 151 and 138 points respectively to finish 7th and
8th in the league. 
The day ended as the top four franchises will return on the final day of the league set to be
played out on the 11th of December 2022. The top four teams that have qualified for the
semi-finals of season 4 of the Tennis Premier League are- Finecab Hyderabad Strikers,
Mumbai Leon Army ,Bengaluru Spartans and Chennai Stallions.
All the action from the Tennis Premier League being held at Balewadi Stadium can be
witnessed live on SONY TEN 2 channels and the OTT platform SonyLIV starting from 4.30pm
on the 11th of December 2022.