Karman Kaur Thandi sustained the Indian hopes as she put collectively a powerful sport to beat Vaidehi Chaudhari 6-4, 6-3 within the quarterfinals of the $25,000 ITF girls’s tennis event on the Tennis Project in Baliawas, on Friday.
The wiry Karman hit the large serves and unleashed her deadly forehand, however greater than that, had the endurance and maturity to remain composed when the move of the sport was in opposition to her.
Vaidehi had performed stable to beat Ankita Raina and Humera Baharmus within the earlier rounds. She put up a battle by bouncing again from 1-5 within the first set, however Karman stepped up when required. In the second set, Karman pulled forward and stayed sharp in establishing a semifinal in opposition to Punnin Kovapitukted.
The Thai, Punnin performed solely three video games, as Shrivalli Bhamidipaty conceded the match owing to sickness. The lengthy match below the warmth had maybe bought to Shrivalli and he or she felt sick on waking up. She mustered braveness to step on courtroom and stroked properly as properly, however couldn’t stand for lengthy.
In the highest half, world No. 3 junior, Sofia Costoulas of Belgium, knocked out the highest seed Diana Marcinkevica of Latvia 6-4, 6-4. In the semifinals, the 17-year-old Sofia will play Saki Imamura of Japan.
The Indian problem in doubles ended when Zeel Desai and Gozal Ainitdinova of Kazakhstan had been crushed 6-2, 6-4 within the semifinals by the Japanese duo of Momoko Kobori and Misaki Matsuda.
The outcomes:
Singles (quarterfinals): Sofia Costoulas (Bel) bt Diana Marcinkevica (Lat) 6-4, 6-4; Saki Imamura (Jpn) bt Anna Ukolova (Rus) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4; Karman Kaur Thandi bt Vaidehi Chaudhari 6-3, 6-4; Punnin Kovapitukted (Tha) bt Shrivalli Bhamidipaty 2-1 (retired).
Doubles (semifinals): Saki Imamura (Jpn) & Priska Madelyn Nugroho (Ina) bt Sofia Costoulas (Bel) & Elena Pridankina (Rus) 7-5, 6-3; Momoko Kobori & Misaki Matsuda (Jpn) bt Gozal Ainitdinova (Kaz) & Zeel Desai 6-2, 6-4.
Source: www.thehindu.com