Mankad wins Chandigarh ITF tourney

Wild card Harsh Mankad won the US $10,000 ITF singles event in Chandigarh after his opponent in the final, Rohan Bopanna, pulled out due to a knee injury.

The victory gave Mankad his second crown, having won the doubles title along with Rupesh Roy at the CLTA Complex on Friday.

Mankad had beaten seventh seed Japanese Kento Takeuchi, teen sensation Yuki Bhambri and third seed Korean Hyun-Woo Nam en route to the singles final.