NAGPUR:
Soha Sadiq
(25) finally tasted success against former national champion
Sowjanya Bavisetti
. In the opening round of the
Maha Urja Nagpur Open
$25K ITF women’s
tennis
championships Soha registered a thrilling 2-1 victory over 30-year-old Sowjanya at the Nagpur District Hard Court Tennis Association (NDHTA) courts in Ram Nagar on Tuesday.
Having failed to beat Sowjanya in their three previous meetings since 2019, Karnataka’s upcoming star Soha recorded a hard-fought 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 victory over her experienced opponent ranked 351 places above her in WTA rankings.
With this stunning victory, Soha booked her pre-quarterfinal berth where she will face Russia’s Ekaterina Yashina. The unseeded Yashina surprised eighth seed Thasaporn Naklo of Thailand 7-5, 6-4 for the second upset of the day.
Earlier, Yashina’s Russian compatriot Daria Kudashova stunned sixth seed Fanny Ostlund from Sweden 7-5, 7-6 (6).
The two local wildcards Maithali Mothe and Sejal Bhutada were sent packing. Nineteen-year-old Sonal Patil from Kolhapur posted a resounding 6-0, 6-1 win over Maithali while second seed Dalila Jakupovic of Slovenia blanked Sejal in straight sets 6-0, 6-0.
In the women’s doubles round of 16, the Korean and Lithuania duo of Yeonwoo Ku and Justina Mikulskyte defeated the Indian pair of Vaishnavi Adkar and Ishwari Matere 6-2, 7-5. Similarly, the French and Latvian combination of Yasmine Mansouri and Diana Marcinkevica outclassed Sonal Patil and Bela Tamhankar 6-2, 6-1 to enter the quarterfinals.
RESULTS (Main Draw)
Singles: Sonal Patil bt Maithili Mothe 6-0, 6-1; Daria Kudashova (Rus) bt 6-Fanny Ostlund (Swe) 7-5, 7-6(6); Soha Sadiq bt Sowjanya Bavisetti 6-2, 2-6, 6-2; Ekaterina Yashina (Rus) bt 8-Thasaporn Naklo (Tha) 7-5, 6-4; 2-Dalila Jakupovic (Slo) bt Sejal Bhutada 6-0, 6-0; Rinon Okuwaki (Jpn) bt Humera Baharmus 6-2, 6-3; 7-Miriana Tona (Ita) bt Jacqueline Cabaj Awad (Swe) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3; Akiko Omae (Jpn) bt Zeel Desai 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles (Round of 16): Yasmine Mansouri (Fra)-Diana Marcinkevica (Lat) bt Sonal Patil-Bela Tamhankar 6-2, 6-1; Daria Kudashova-Anastasia Zolotareva bt Akanksha Dileep Nitture-Soha Sadiq 6-4, 6-2; Yeonwoo Ku (Kor)-Justina Mikulskyte (Ltu) bt Vaishnavi Adkar-Ishwari Matere 6-2, 7-5; Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty-Vaidehi Chaudhari bt Sowjanya Bavisetti (Ind)-Mei Hasegawa (Jpn) 6-2, 6-1.
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