Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty in pre-quarterfinals
Wild card Shrivalli Bhamidipaty beat Evgeniya Burdina of Russia 6-4, 6-4 to move into the second round of the NECC $25,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament in Pune.
Shrivalli will play qualifier Punnin Kovapitukted of Thailand who knocked out third seed Kyoka Okamura of Japan for the loss of six games.
The rest of the three Indian players, Snehal Mane, Sharannya Gaware and Niditra Rajmohan found the competition hot and managed to eke out six games between them in six sets against their opponents.
Nudnida Luangnam of Thialand knocked out top seed Jia-Jing Lu of China while qualifier Corinna Dentoni of Italy got past second seed Valeriya Savinykh of Russia in three sets.
The results:
Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Naiktha Bains (GBR) w.o. Katie Boulter (GBR).
First round: Nudnida Luangnam (Tha) bt Jia-Jing Lu (CHN) 6-4, 7-6(10); Naho Sato (JPN) bt Amina Anshba (RUS) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4; Olga Doroshina (RUS) bt Berfu Cengiz (TUR) 7-6(5), 6-4; Daria Marcinkevica (LAT) bt Anna Morgina (RUS) 6-2, 6-3; Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) bt Sharannya Gawae 6-1, 6-0; Emma Raducanu (GBR) bt Valeriya Strakhova (UKR) 6-0, 6-0; Risa Ushijima (JPN) bt Ekaterina Yashina (RUS) 6-4, 7-5; Despina Papamichail (GRE) bt Shailmar Talbi (BLR) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1; Naiktha Bains (GBR) bt Daria Mishina (Rus) 6-3, 7-5; Katie Boulter (GBR) bt Snehal Mane 6-2, 6-1; Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty bt Evgeniya Burdina (Rus) 6-4, 6-4; Punnin Kovapitukted (Tha) bt Kyoka Okamura (Jpn) 7-5, 6-1; Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) bt Kim dabin (KOR) 7-6(8), 6-4; Martina Caregaro (ITA) bt Niditra Rajmohan 6-0, 6-2; Alicia Smith (AUS) bt Sandra Samir (EGY) 6-1, 6-2; Corinna Dentoni (ITA) bt Valeriya Savinykh (RUS) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles (pre-quarterfinals): Kyoka Okamura & Naho Sato (JPN) bt Freya Christie (GBR) & Valeriya Savinykh (RUS) 6-0, 1-6, [10-7]; Daria Mishina & Anna Morgina (RUS) bt Choi Ji-Hee & Jeong Sunam (KOR) 7-6(7),6-2; Jia-Qi Kang (CHN) & Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) bt Nefisa Berberovic (BIH) & Sandra Samir (EGY) 6-4, 6-4; Victoria Muntean (FRA) & Shailmar Talbi (BLR) bt Vlada Katic (ISR) & Saumya Vig 6-3, 6-0; Kim Dabin & Kim Na Ri (KOR) bt amina Anshba (RUS) & Diana Marcinkevica (LAT) 6-4, 4-6, [10-6]; Nudnida Luangnam (THA) & Risa Ushijima (JPN) bt Arthi Muniyan & Avika Sagwal 6-4, 6-2; Ulrikke Eikeri (KOR) & Ekaterina Yashina (RUS) bt Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty & Pareen Shivekar 6-1, 6-2.
(Courtesy: The Hindu)