BD NarayankarBengaluru, May 22 -- The doubles semifinals at the SM Krishna Memorial Open 2026 brought mixed fortunes for Indian tennis, with one pair stepping up to deliver a composed home performance while another fell short against experienced international opposition at the ATP Challenger event in Bengaluru on Friday.
The highlight for the home spectators came from A Kalyanpur and Manish Sasikumar, who produced a clinical straight-sets victory over C Barry and J Charlton to book their place in the final. The Indian duo secured a 6-4, 6-3 win in a contest that lasted just over an hour but turned decisively in their favour early in the second set.
After a tightly contested opening set where both pairs held serve through long stretches, K...