CHENNAI: India's Vaishnavi Adkar and Rutuja Bhosale reached the women's doubles final of the Chennai Open on Saturday, defeating second seeds Weronika Falkowska of Poland and Alana Smith of the United States 6-2, 2-6, 10-8 in a semifinal that went to a match tiebreak at the SDAT Tennis Stadium, PTI reported.

Source: PTI via Dailyworld

The Indian pair took the opening set 6-2 before Falkowska and Smith levelled the match by winning the second set by the same margin. In the deciding match tiebreak, Adkar and Bhosale held their nerve to close it out 10-8, sealing the biggest result of their week at the WTA 250 event. The tournament draw confirms the semifinal scoreline and the pair's place in Sunday's final.

Source: 2026 Chennai Open doubles draw

A run built round by round

Saturday's win continues a run that Awaaz Punjab has followed through the week: Adkar and Bhosale opened by upsetting fourth seeds Madeleine Brooks and Amelia Rajecki 6-4, 6-4, then beat Jodie Burrage and Robin Montgomery 7-5, 6-4 in the quarterfinals on Friday to keep India's challenge alive after 17-year-old Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi's singles run ended in the quarterfinals. For Bhosale, who reached the Chennai doubles semifinals last year as well, this is a step further; for Adkar, it is a first WTA 250 doubles final.

Source: Khelnow

In Sunday's final, Adkar and Bhosale will face Switzerland's Naima Karamoko and Simona Waltert, who came through the top half of the draw. The Chennai Open, a WTA 250 tournament with a prize purse of US$283,347, concludes on November 8 at the SDAT Tennis Stadium.