Bengaluru, May 21 -- When margins shrink to a few points and tie-breaks become the battlefield, experience often decides the outcome, and that was exactly what made the difference at the SM Krishna Memorial Open 2026 doubles quarterfinal where N Kaliyanda Poonacha and Saketh Myneni produced the standout performance of the day.
In what emerged as the most high-quality contest of the round at the ATP Challenger Tour, the Indian pair edged past Japan's T Masabayashi and Thailand's L Vithoontien 7-6(5), 6-4, in a match defined by clutch execution and razor-thin margins.
From the opening games, neither side allowed the other an inch. Service holds came under constant pressure, but it was in the decisive moments that Poonacha and Myneni separat...