Sasi Mukund reaches final of Challenger in career-best show

Indian tennis player Sasi Kumar Mukund pulled off the biggest result of his career, reaching his maiden singles final on the ATP Challenger Tour, here on Saturday.

The 12th seed Mukund, who was recently named in Indian Davis Cup squad as a reserve member, beat Tung-Lin Wu 7-5 6-3 in the semifinals of the USD 54,160 clay-court event.

To make it even more special, Mukund later joined hands with Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili to make the men's doubles title clash too, winning 6-3 3-6 13-11 against top seeds Goncalo Oliveira and Luke Saville.

Reaching the Chennai Open semifinal was Mukund's best singles performance before entering this event.

The season has been average for the 21-year-old Mukund, who struggled to go beyond the second rounds on the Challenger circuit.

Mukund said he went in with a "clear mind" in this tournament.

"To start off, I was much more confident than the other days and more clear in the mind, especially after 13 first and second rounds. So after the wins here, I was .