Manas Dhamne makes Madrid Masters qualifying debut at 16 years old, goes down in straight sets

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Apr 22, 2025, 19:43 IST

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Indian tennis sensation Manas Dhamne, 16-years-old, made his Madrid Masters qualifying debut in a losing cause against Luca Nardi. Dhamne, currently ranked No. 775 globally and fifth among U-18 players, received a wildcard entry into the prestigious ATP Masters 1000 event on clay.

Manas Dhamne makes Madrid Masters qualifying debut at 16 years old, goes down in straight sets

File photo of Manas Dhamne at MahaOpen. (ANI)

Indian tennis prodigy Manas Dhamne lost in straight sets in the first round of qualifying at the Madrid Masters ATP 1000 event. The 16-year-old received a qualifying wildcard for the tournament played on clay in the Spanish capital. This was Dhamne, the IMG-managed player's, debut at this level.
Dhamne lost 4-6, 4-6 sets to Italy's Luca Nardi in a match that lasted an hour and 15 minutes.
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The Indian entered the match at World No. 775 in the ATP Tour rankings and fifth-highest-ranked Under-18 player globally.

Nardi broke Dhamne's serve in the seventh game of the first set, created a solitary break point in the set, and maintained the lead to take the set 6–4.
The second set saw three breaks of serves as Dhamne went 3-1 up before Naldi hit immediately back on third break point.
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The 67th ranked Italian got the decisive break in the ninth game and went on to consolidate his advantage in the next game to close the match out.

Dhamne had thanked the tournament organisers for the opportunity to play qualifying and had hit with 2014 US Open finalist Kei Nishikori in the lead-up. "So thankful to the @MutuaMadridOpen and @IMGTennis for giving me the opportunity to play quallies 🙏🙏. And thanks @keinishikori for practice!!," he had written on social media.

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