Fresh off winning 2 qualifying matches at Magic Hotel Skanes Family, 17-year-old Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi (IND, 726) has been drawn against 1st seed and Tennis Premier League star Anastasia Gasanova (RUS, 196) in Wednesday’s 1st round at the $30,000 ITF W35 Monastir tournament in Tunisia, placed 3rd on Court 3 after the 2:00 PM IST start (~5:00 PM IST estimated).
Anastasia Gasanova brings Tennis Premier League pedigree to Court 3
Indian tennis fans know Gasanova (RUS, 196) well from Season 7 of the Tennis Premier League in Ahmedabad in December 2025, where the 27-year-old headlined the Rajasthan Rangers squad alongside Italian marquee star Luciano Darderi and India Davis Cup standout Dhakshineswar Suresh. Her compact flat ball-striking and quick return position made her 1 of the standout overseas performers across the fast-format league week in Gujarat.
Long before her TPL stint, Gasanova had already made headlines on Indian hard courts at the 2022 Chennai Open, stunning 1st seed Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-2, 6-3 in the opening round. A former world No. 121 who also owns a 2021 Abu Dhabi top-10 win over former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova, she enters this week’s 32-player draw in Monastir as the lone top-200 entrant and top seed.
7-match singles winning streak vs top-seed firepower
Rajeshwaran Revathi (IND, 726) arrives in Wednesday’s clash carrying serious momentum of her own after jumping 347 places on Monday’s rankings update following her 1st pro singles title at W35 Lagos. Seeded 6th in Monastir qualifying, the 17-year-old rallied past Victoire Lansaman (FRA, UNR) 4-6, 6-2, 10-7 on Monday and defeated 14th qualifying seed Abigeyle Bhopal (CAN, UNR) 6-1, 6-4 on Tuesday to extend her pro singles winning streak to 7 matches.
Wednesday’s schedule features 2 Indian contenders in singles action at Magic Hotel Skanes Family. On Court 1 in the 3rd match slot after 2:00 PM IST, India No. 1 and 3rd seed Vaishnavi Adkar (IND, 365) opens her singles campaign against qualifier Anna Shkutova (RUS, 1030), a day after Adkar (IND, 302) and Demi Tran (NED, 297) defeated Yelyzaveta Kotliar (UKR, 866) and Rajeshwaran Revathi (IND, 563) 6-2, 6-2 in Tuesday’s doubles 1st round.
- Court & slot: Placed 3rd on Court 3 following Ada Kumru vs Nina Sozaonova (2:00 PM IST) and Antonina Sushkova vs 4th seed Yelyzaveta Kotliar, putting the estimated start around 5:00 PM IST.
- Section projection: The winner of Gasanova (RUS, 196) vs Rajeshwaran Revathi (IND, 726) will face either Demi Tran (NED, 636) or Eleejah Inisan (FRA, 732) in Thursday’s Round of 16, with 8th seed Tiphanie Lemaitre (FRA, 463) anchoring the opposite half of Quarter 1.
- Parallel Indian tie: 3rd seed Vaishnavi Adkar (IND, 365) is scheduled in the matching 3rd slot on Court 1 (~5:00 PM IST estimated) against qualifier Anna Shkutova (RUS, 1030).
| Round | Match | Court | Scheduled Start Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| R32 | [1] Anastasia Gasanova RUS · 196 vs [Q] Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi IND · 726 | Court 3 | 3rd match after 2:00 PM IST (~5:00 PM IST) |
| R32 | [3] Vaishnavi Adkar IND · 365 vs [Q] Anna Shkutova RUS · 1030 | Court 1 | 3rd match after 2:00 PM IST (~5:00 PM IST) |