TENNIS | Shrivalli to face off towards Dalila in singles remaining

Mar 17, 2024 at 8:38 PM
TENNIS | Shrivalli to face off towards Dalila in singles remaining
Shrivalli Bhamidipaty and Vaidehi Chaudhari who won the doubles title in the ITF women’s tennis tournament in Indore on Saturday.

Shrivalli Bhamidipaty and Vaidehi Chaudhari who received the doubles title within the ITF ladies’s tennis event in Indore on Saturday.
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Shrivalli Bhamidipaty was in vibrant type as she beat Polina Iatcenko 6-3, 6-4 to make the singles remaining and later mixed properly with Vaidehi Chaudhari to win the doubles title within the $25,000 ITF ladies’s tennis on the Indore Tennis Club on Saturday.

The 22-year-old Shrivalli fired seven aces and transformed six of 14 break factors to quell the Russian’s problem. Polina, who had overwhelmed Ankita Raina within the quarterfinals, did battle again, breaking serve 4 occasions to remain within the race, however Shrivalli was in a position to step up her sport with fierce floor strokes that brooked little resistance.

In the ultimate, Shrivalli will play second seed Dalila Jakupovic who patiently countered the artful sport of the small-built Mananchaya Sawangaew for a 7-6(4), 6-3 victory. The 32-year-old Dalila, who was ranked a career-best 69 in 2018, had received a double crown final week in Nagpur.

In the doubles remaining, Shrivalli and Vaidehi recovered from being down 1-3 to win 6-3, 7-5, towards Ya-Hsuan Lee and Sohyun Park. Vaidehi performed her half brilliantly after initially taking part in into the arms of the opponents who had been fairly sharp.

It was the third title as a pair for Shrivalli and Vaidehi.

The outcomes: Semifinals: Shrivalli Bhamidipaty bt Polina Iatcenko 6-3, 6-4; Dalila Jakupovic bt Mananchaya Sawangkaew 7-6(4), 6-3.

Doubles: Final: Shrivalli & Vaidehi Chaudhari bt Ya Hsuan Lee & Sohyun Park 6-3, 7-5.