In a hard-fought encounter, Indian Olympian Ankita Raina stumbled against Peangtarn Plipuech. The Thailand international managed to get over the line with the score of 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 in a match that lasted 2 hours and 39 minutes at the centre court.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier in the day, Japan\u2019s Matsuda Misaki pulled off a sensational result to defeat Argentina\u2019s Nicole Fossa Huergo, the number one seed in the qualifiers. Despite a sluggish start, the Japanese tennis star secured a 7-5, 6-4 victory in an hour and 33 minutes, confirming her place in the main draw.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Poland\u2019s Zuzzana Pawlikowska had to dig deep against Finland\u2019s Anastasia Kulikova in a three-set marathon that lasted a little over three hours. The Polish player prevailed 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), clinching the third set tiebreaker to progress to the next round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the last game of the day, Kristiana Sidorova cruised past Yasmine Kabbaj, the number two seed in the qualifiers. The former registered a dominant 6-4, 6-2 win to round up the day\u2019s action.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Indian players will be firmly in the spotlight when the main draw action begins on February 2, with several homegrown talents set to take on strong international opposition. India\u2019s No.1 Women\u2019s Singles star Sahaja Yamalapalli will face Japan\u2019s Eri Shimizu.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the last game of the day, Kristiana Sidorova cruised past Yasmine Kabbaj, the number two seed in the qualifiers. The former registered a dominant 6-4, 6-2 win to round up the day\u2019s action.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vaidehee Chaudhari was given the wild card into the main draw after Sahaja Yamalapalli earned direct entry into the Main Draw of the Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series. She is entering the Mumbai Open in a rich vein of form winning W35 Solapur in December after beating Michika Ozeki in the final 2025 and reaching the final of WTT 15 in Ahmedabad in January. The 25-year-old was also a mainstay in the Indian Team at the Billie Jean King Cup Asia Oceania Group 1 and won crucial Singles matches for her side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n