Women's world No. 20 and reigning junior world champion Anahat delivered the most dominant Indian performance of the day, needing only 11 minutes to overcome Egypt\u2019s Mariam Metwally, ranked No. 30 in the world, 11-3, 11-2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian teenager took control from the opening exchanges and allowed Metwally little opportunity to settle into the contest. After racing through the first game, Anahat was equally commanding in the second to seal her place in the next round at the USD 144,000 PSA Gold event.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Her next challenge will be considerably tougher, with Belgium\u2019s World No. 11 Nele Gilis awaiting her in Thursday\u2019s pre-quarterfinal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the men\u2019s draw, world No. 42 Ramit Tandon also advanced without dropping a game, defeating Qatar\u2019s Abdullah Al-Tamimi 11-6, 11-7 in a 20-minute opening-round contest.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tandon maintained control across both games to book his place in the pre-quarterfinals, where he will face eighth seed Mohamed ElShorbagy on Wednesday. Egyptian-born ElShorbagy now represents England and will present a major test for the Indian player.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
There was, however, disappointment for world No. 38 Veer Chotrani, who was edged out by Switzerland\u2019s Yannick Wilhelmi in a closely fought straight-game encounter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Wilhelmi, ranked No. 34 in the world, won both games by identical 11-9 margins to bring Chotrani\u2019s campaign to an early end.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
There was, however, disappointment for world No. 38 Veer Chotrani, who was edged out by Switzerland\u2019s Yannick Wilhelmi in a closely fought straight-game encounter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With Anahat and Tandon safely through to the pre-quarterfinal stage, India will now look to build on a strong opening day at one of the prominent PSA World Tour Gold events of the season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n