Stefanos Sakellaridis claims maiden title on ATP Challenger Tour

Greece’s Stefanos Sakellaridis came from behind in the deciding set to defeat Great Britain’s Oliver Crawford in the final of the Delhi Open 2026 tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Sunday.

The 21-year-old tennis player secured his maiden singles title on the ATP Challenger Tour with a hard-fought 7-5, 5-6, 7(8)-6(6) victory in a match that lasted three hours and nine minutes.

The final began with fluctuating momentum as the opening set witnessed five breaks of serve before Sakellaridis edged it.

The Greek carried the momentum into the second set, breaking early to take a 2-0 lead. However, Crawford, 215th in men’s singles tennis rankings, turned the set around to level the match.

World No. 275 Sakellaridis broke serve again in the opening game of the deciding set but was unable to consolidate his advantage.

Crawford then won six of the next seven games to surge ahead 5-2. However, just when the match appeared to be slipping away, the Greek tennis player staged a comeback, winning three consecutive games to level the set at 5-5.

The contest was eventually decided in a tense final-set tie-break, where Sakellaridis prevailed 8-6 on his second match point to seal the title.

In the doubles event, India’s Siddhant Banthia and Bulgaria’s Alexander Donski claimed the title on Saturday, marking the third occasion that an Indian tennis player lifted the doubles trophy at the Delhi Open.

Saketh Myneni and Sanam Singh won the title in 2015, while Yuki Bhambri and Mahesh Bhupathi triumphed in 2016.

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