15 year old Maaya Rajeshwaran delivered a stellar performance, toppling 4th seed and ITF WR No.60 Ada Kumru in the girls’ singles event at ITF J300 New Delhi. Starting strong with a dominant 6-1 first set, Maaya held her nerve in a tense second-set tiebreak to clinch the match 6-1, 7-6(1). She now faces France’s Manon Favier in the Pre-QF tomorrow.
In doubles, Maaya, partnered with Margot Phanthala, secured a thrilling victory over Polina Berezina/Daria Koreshkova, 4-6, 6-2, 10-5. The pair will take on Anna Perelman/Ekaterina Tupitsyna in the QF tomorrow.
Joining Maaya in the girls’ singles Pre-QF are Rishitha and Aishwarya, showcasing a strong Indian presence.
On the boys’ side, Rethin, Arnav, Samarth, Varun, and Hithesh advanced to the singles Pre-QF, making it a total of 8 Indians progressing in singles events.
Boys Singles R1 results:
(1)Rethin Pranav defeats Eito Komada: 6-3 6-4
(WC)Samarth Sahita defeats Alan Aiukhanov: 6-1 6-4
Varun Verma defeats (7)Ilya Maltsev: 7-5 7-5
Arnav Paparkar defeats (5)Kerem Yilmaz: 6-1 6-4
(6)Hitesh Chauhan defeats Ruslan Kastsiukevich: 6-3 6-4
Girls Singles R1 results:
Maaya Rajeshwaran defeats Ada Kumru: 6-1 7-6(1)
Rishitha Reddy Basireddy defeats Eva Korysheva: 7-6(4) 6-3
(WC)Aishwarya Jadhav defeats Daria Koreshkova: 6-2 6-3
A promising start for Indian players at ITF J300 New Delhi!