The boy from Batticaloa, Dineshkanthan Thangarajah brought Sri Lanka glory by winning the singles crown at the ITF Junior Circuit Week-Two Tournament concluded at the SLTA hard courts on Saturday morning.
With like concrete concentration , Thangarajah warded the strong challenge offered by Chung Hyo Woo of Korea in the final. The first set with exciting with the scoring going either way from the start before Thangarajah broke Woo’s service point to win on 7/5.
Thangarajah managed to give away only three games (6/3) to Woo to finish off in style and amidst vociferous cheering from his supporters who gathered in large numbers.
This was the most cherished moment for the boy from St. Michael’s College in the East who was brought to Colombo and enrolled at St. Peter’s College after his talent was spotted during a junior tournament.
Thangarajah had the distinction of winning a double when he also won the boys’ doubles event with partner Amresh Jayawickrema on Friday afternoon.
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