Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship:<\/b> Haryana\u2019s Khushi Kadian partnered with Tamil Nadu\u2019s Sanmitha Harini to win the Girls U-16 doubles title and remain on course for a triple triumph at the 31st Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi on Friday. The 13-year-old also reached the singles finals in the U-16 and U-14 categories.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Third seeds Kadian and Harini defeated fourth seeds Purvi Patwa and Ranjhana Sangram 6-3, 6-3 in the final on Friday, capping a long day on the courts for Kadian, who was playing her third match of the day. \u201cIn the first set, we were 5-0 up, and then we pulled it back a little bit, and it became 5-3. I think we did overall well; our serves, volleys, everything was good,\u201d Harini said after the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier in the day, Kadian won her singles semifinals in the Girls U-16 and U-14 categories, dropping a combined total of just seven games. In the U-16 event, where she is seeded 14th, Kadian upset third seed Aaradhya Meena 6-0, 6-3 to set up a final against seventh seed Ranjhana Sangram. Sangram defeated fifth seed Akshita Antil 6-1, 6-4 in the other semifinal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe match was good. She was playing very aggressively, so I tried to keep the rallies going,\u201d Kadian said after her win over Meena in the U-16 semifinals. \u201cShe was competing very hard, and the rallies were very strong, but I managed to get short balls and take advantage of them.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the Girls U-14 event, Kadian defeated Saanvi Mohan 6-1, 6-3 to set up a final against second seed Siddhi Pandey. Pandey rallied from 5-1 down in the second set to defeat 10th seed Aaradhana Tehlan 6-1, 7-6 (7-5).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI really want to win the Nationals as it's a very big tournament. It\u2019s the biggest tournament of the year in India, and I'm very hungry for these two nationals, so I will try my best to win the finals.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, Chandigarh\u2019s Ribhav Saroha, who won the Boys U-18 title last week, moved one win away from completing a double triumph after reaching the Boys U-16 singles final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Saroha dropped just one game in his 6-0, 6-1 win over Kushagra Arora to book his place in the final, where he will face unseeded Yashwin Dahiya. Dahiya needed three sets and more than two-and-a-half hours to upset eighth seed Vivaan Mirdha 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. It was Dahiya\u2019s third win over a seeded player this week.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI played really well today,\u201d Saroha said after the win. \u201cI was able to play every shot aggressively and inside the court. It was a good match for me. I'm looking forward to the finals tomorrow. Last year, my friend Tavish Pahwa won the U-18 and U-16 titles, and I want to try and do the same thing. It will be a great feeling if I win tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Boys U-14 singles final will be contested between second seed Puneeth Manohar of Karnataka and fifth seed S. Chintagunta of Telangana. Manohar dropped just two games in his 6-0, 6-2 win over ninth seed Sujai Pothula, while Chintagunta defeated 10th seed Taanish Nanda 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rajasthan\u2019s Vivaan Mirdha and Haryana\u2019s Harsh Marwaha claimed the Boys U-16 doubles title with a 6-4, 6-3 win over fourth seeds Kushagra Arora and Yash Sharma. \u201cThe first set was quite tough; till 4-4, we didn't break them, so that break was crucial. The last game we held pretty easily. This guy (Vivaan) volleyed really well,\u201d Marwaha said after the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cMy volleys were good today, and I hope that we can do it next year also. My singles match was tough today, but I hope for better next year. We will come here next year and win it again,\u201d Mirdha said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Top seeds Aarav Chhallani of Maharashtra and Puneeth Manohar of Karnataka won the Boys U-14 doubles title with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over second seeds Adeshbir Ghuman and Sparsh Patil.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Third seeds Sara Fengse and Trisha Bhosale, both from Maharashtra, claimed the Girls U-14 doubles title, defeating second seeds Myra Shaikh and Zoha Qureshi 7-5, 6-1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Results: <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Boys U-16 Singles semifinals: <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ribhav Saroha [1] def. Kushagra Arora 6-0, 6-1<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Yashwin Dahiya def. Vivaan Mirdha [8] 6-4, 2-6, 6-3<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Girls U-16 Singles semifinals: <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Khushi Kadian [14] def. Aaradhya Meena [3] 6-0, 6-3<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ranjhana Sangram [7] def. Akshita Antil [5] 6-1, 6-4<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Boys U-14 Singles semifinals: <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
S Chintagunta [5] def. Taanish Nanda [10] 6-4, 3-6, 6-3<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Puneeth Manohar [2] def. Sujai Pothula [9] 6-0, 6-2<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Girls U-14 Singles semifinals:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sidhhi Pandey [2] vs. Aaradhana Tehlan [10] 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Khushi Kadian [5] def. Saanvi Mohan 6-1, 6-3<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Boys Doubles U-16 Final: <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vivaan Mirdha \/ Harsh Marwaha def. Kushagra Arora \/ Yash Sharma [4] 6-4, 6-3<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Girls Doubles U-16 Final: <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sanmitha Harini \/ Khushi Kadian [3] def. Purvi Patwa \/ Ranjhana Sangram [4] 6-3, 6-3<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Boys Doubles U-14 Final: <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Aarav Chhallani \/ Puneeth Manohar def. Adeshbir Ghuman \/ Sparsh Patil [2] 6-2, 6-2<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Girls Doubles U-14 Final: <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Aarav Chhallani \/ Puneeth Manohar def. Adeshbir Ghuman \/ Sparsh Patil [2] 6-2, 6-2<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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