Kisidis Defeats Japanese Player to Advance to Semifinals in ITF Tennis Tournament in Nakhon Pathom
Thai top-ranked player "Boom" Kisidis defeated Japan's Taiseichi Ichikawa 7-6(7-1), 4-6, 6-4 in an ITF Men's World Tennis Tour tournament at Kasetsart University in Nakhon Pathom, advancing to the semifinals. Two Thai women also progressed
The professional men's M25 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour (1) tournament with a $30,000 prize pool and women's W15 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour (1) with a $15,000 prize pool were held at Kasetsart University's Kamphaeng Saen Campus in Nakhon Pathom on April 30, 2025, in the Round of 16 competition.
"Boom" Kisidis, Thailand's top-ranked player, world No. 416, and tournament No. 1 seed, had to work hard through three sets against Japan's Taiseichi Ichikawa, world No. 852, who played impressively with tightly contested baseline rallies.
In the first set, the two players fought closely before Kisidis won the tiebreak 7-6(7-1) with strong serving and sharp court-finishing winners. However, Ichikawa dominated the second set, winning 6-4 to level the match at 1-1. In the third set, after the score reached 4-4, Kisidis successfully broke serve in the ninth game to lead 5-4, then served out the set to win 6-4. Kisidis ultimately defeated Ichikawa 2-1 in sets with a score of 7-6(7-1), 4-6, 6-4 in 2 hours and 38 minutes.
In this match, Kisidis hit 13 aces and committed just 1 double fault, while the Japanese opponent had 4 aces but 6 double faults. In the quarterfinals, Kisidis will face India's Siddarth Rawat, world No. 537 and tournament No. 6 seed.
On the women's singles side, two Thai tennis players advanced in the Round of 16. "Eve" Patcharin Chiwarak, world No. 452 and tournament No. 1 seed, defeated South Korea's Zhang Soo Ha, world No. 1273, 2-0 sets (6-3, 6-1). "Tae" Tharasapol Nakklao, world No. 593 and tournament No. 3 seed, defeated Malaysia's Elsa Wan, world No. 1465, 7-6(7-5), 4-1 Ret., after Wan retired due to an abdominal muscle injury.
Other Round of 16 results: Women's singles—Kamalvarn Yodpetch lost to Aichi Das (New Zealand) 4-6, 6-7(4-7); Liu Yuhan (China) defeated Yuka Hosoki (Japan) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
Men's singles: Siddarth Rawat (6-India) defeated Shinji Hasazawa (Japan) 6-2, 6-3; Mitsuki Hoey Kang Leong (Malaysia) defeated Joshua Charlton (Australia) 7-5, 3-6, 2-6; Takuya Kumasaka (5-Japan) defeated Mans Keshvani (India) 6-4, 6-4; Cruz Hewitt (Australia) defeated Colin Sinclair (8-Northern Mariana Islands) 7-6(7-0), 6-4; Moerani Bouzidi (2-Australia) defeated Muhammad Rifki Fitriadi (Indonesia) 6-4, 6-3.
