PUNE, February 28, 2026 (Media Release)
Felix Gill of Great Britain will take on young Italian Federico Cina in the singles final at the PMRDA Powered Maha Open ATP Challenger 75 hard-court event in Pune, India.
In Saturday’s singles semifinals, Gill displayed grit and composure to overcome eighth seed Edas Butvilas of Lithuania 6-4, 7-5 in a tightly contested encounter that lasted one hour and 44 minutes. Gill held his nerve in crucial moments, breaking at decisive junctures in both sets to seal his place in the final.
Sixth seed and former junior world number No. 4 Cina was equally impressive as he outplayed Duje Ajdukovic of Croatia 7-5, 6-2 in one hour and 15 minutes. After edging a closely fought first set, Cina raised his intensity in the second, dictating rallies from the baseline to close out the match in straight sets.
Cinema Cina
The teenager puts on a show 7-5, 6-2 Ajdukovic to book a Pune trophy showdown spot#OnTheRise | @msltatennis | @federtennis pic.twitter.com/kZkRdpLPv2
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Nam/Niklas-Salminen lift doubles crown
In the doubles final, fourth seeded Jisung Nam of Korea and Patrik Niklas-Salminen of Finland upset second-seeded Indo-Thai pair of Pruchya Isaro and Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha to captured the doubles title with a hard-fought 6-4, 6-7(1), 10-7 victory.
The doubles champions received the trophy, $4,980 in prize money and 75 ATP Ranking points, while the runner-up pair was awarded the trophy, $2,880 and 50 ATP Ranking points.
