Overview
- Dhamne lost Sunday’s Shymkent Challenger final to Belgium’s Buvaysar Gadamauri in two tight sets, with the first set decided in a tiebreak.
- The run moves him into the ATP top 400 at No. 384 and makes him India’s No. 2 in men’s singles behind Sumit Nagal.
- He earned his place in the title match by defeating France’s Antoine Ghibaudo 6-4, 6-3 in Saturday’s clay-court semifinal.
- He credits better fitness and training at Italy’s Piatti Tennis Centre, working with Dalibor Sirola and Leandro Mosconi, for the jump in level.
- He plans an ITF M25 in Santa Margherita di Pula next and then a Challenger in Oeiras, aiming to use the momentum and new ranking to enter stronger draws.