Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship: Maaya Revathi produced a scintillating performance to upset fouth-seeded Lakshmi Arunkumar Prabh 6-1, 6-1 in straight sets in the first round of the ongoing 29th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship at the DLTA Complex on Tuesday. The 15-year-old from Tamil Nadu lost the first game of the opening set but soon came to her groove and used her swift movement and sublime net play to break Lakshmi's serve. She continued her momentum, winning the next five games in a row to clinch the first set.
Maaya, who holds the record for the longest ITF Juniors winning streak, looked even better in the second set, breaking her opponent's serve in the first game and quickly taking a 2-0 lead. Laxmi pushed to make a comeback after claiming the third game but the winner of five ITF Juniors singles titles and three ITF Juniors doubles titles did not lose the momentum and notched up a fine victory to move into the next round of the tournament.
India’s largest domestic tennis tournament, a leading business conglomerate, under the aegis of All-India Tennis Association and Delhi Lawn Tennis Association, will witness the participation of exciting talents from various parts of the country fighting for the coveted crowns. The tournament has seen the participation of some of India’s top tennis stars in the past editions including Rohan Bopanna, Somdev Devvarman, Yuki Bhambri, Sania Mirza, and Rutuja Bhosale among many others.
