New Delhi, Feb. 22 -- Top seeds Siddhant Banthia of India and Alexander Donski of Bulgaria clinched the doubles title at the 2026 Delhi Open, saving a match point to defeat the second-seeded pair of Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha and Pruchya Isaro in a gripping final at the DLTA Complex on Saturday.
Banthia and Donski lost the opening set 4-6 but bounced back to take the second set by an identical margin, forcing a match tie-break. In a tense decider, both pairs saved a match point each at 10-10 before the top seeds prevailed 12-10 to seal a 4-6, 6-4, 12-10 victory.
The win marked Banthia's second ATP Challenger doubles title, both alongside Donski, while the Bulgarian secured his third Challenger doubles crown.
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