Pune, March 11 (Ians) Three Indians -- fourth seed Rutuja Bhosale, seventh seed Zeel Desai, and wildcard Viadehi Chaudhari -- entered the singles quarterfinals of the $25000 Itf Wtt Cup Tennis Championships on Thursday.
In the second round matches played, local favourite Rutuja ended the good run of qualifier Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi 6-1, 6-3 in one hour 10 minutes. Seventh seeded Zeel Desai continued to impress as she came back from the loss of first set to end the challenge of Fed Cup player Sowjanya Bavisetti 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 in a 2 hour 17 minutes battle.
Vaidehi Chaudhari justified the organisers faith in awarding her a wild card stopping giant killer Soha Sadiq 6-4, 6-2 and enter her first quarterfinals at this level.
In other matches, third seeded Laura Pigossi of Brazil but settled in Spain outplayed qualifier Nidhi Chilumula 6-0, 6-3.
Seasoned sixth seeded Emily Webley-Smith of Great Britain tackled a young Jasmin Jebawy...
In the second round matches played, local favourite Rutuja ended the good run of qualifier Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi 6-1, 6-3 in one hour 10 minutes. Seventh seeded Zeel Desai continued to impress as she came back from the loss of first set to end the challenge of Fed Cup player Sowjanya Bavisetti 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 in a 2 hour 17 minutes battle.
Vaidehi Chaudhari justified the organisers faith in awarding her a wild card stopping giant killer Soha Sadiq 6-4, 6-2 and enter her first quarterfinals at this level.
In other matches, third seeded Laura Pigossi of Brazil but settled in Spain outplayed qualifier Nidhi Chilumula 6-0, 6-3.
Seasoned sixth seeded Emily Webley-Smith of Great Britain tackled a young Jasmin Jebawy...
- 3/12/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Pune, March 10 (Ians) Local favourite and fourth seed Rutuja Bhosale, along with seven foreigners, entered the second round of the $25000 Kpit-mslta Itf Women's Tennis Tournament (Wtt) Cup here on Wednesday.
There will be seven Indians in the second round of the singles event. In the first round matches played on Wednesday, Bhosale playing her first match in the city after her marriage, outplayed Arthi Muniyan 6-1, 6-1 in the opening round.
"I have not played with Arthi Muniyan before; she is a good opponent. However, the hard court was to my advantage. Arthi tried to compensate by playing aggressively. The game was quick and as the match went on, I was able to take some easy break points," Rutuja said.
In the other match, Germany's Jasmin Jebawy was given a tough fight by young Jennifer Luikham before the former won 6-1, 5-7, 6-2. In the toughest match of the day,...
There will be seven Indians in the second round of the singles event. In the first round matches played on Wednesday, Bhosale playing her first match in the city after her marriage, outplayed Arthi Muniyan 6-1, 6-1 in the opening round.
"I have not played with Arthi Muniyan before; she is a good opponent. However, the hard court was to my advantage. Arthi tried to compensate by playing aggressively. The game was quick and as the match went on, I was able to take some easy break points," Rutuja said.
In the other match, Germany's Jasmin Jebawy was given a tough fight by young Jennifer Luikham before the former won 6-1, 5-7, 6-2. In the toughest match of the day,...
- 3/10/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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