Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: February 07, 2024, 21:51 IST
Shrivalli Bhadimipaty at Mumbai Open
Arina Rodionova and Laura Pigossi misplaced their respective singles matches as the highest 5 seeds on the ongoing Mumbai Open did not make it to the second spherical.
Shrivalli Bhadimipaty’s dream run this week got here to an finish on Wednesday night however not earlier than the 22-12 months-previous Indian out on an amazing combat towards 16-12 months-previous Alina Korneeva, ranked greater than 380 spots above her, on the Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series Tennis Championships, being organized by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) and the Cricket Club of India (CCI).
Korneeva, the highest-ranked junior final 12 months and winner of two junior Grand Slams in 2023, bounced again from the lack of the primary set to win 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 25 minutes to advance to the quarter-finals.
Earlier within the day, fourth seed Arina Rodionova and fifth seed Laura Pigossi bowed out of the singles occasion. Rodionova was defeated in straight units by Dutchwoman Arianna Hartono 4-6, 4-6 whereas Pigossi was knocked out by Australia’s Storm Hunter 3-6, 3-6.
With this, the highest 5 seeds of the match have did not make it previous the second spherical. Sixth seed Darja Semenistaja is now the very best seed left within the singles occasion as she superior to the quarter-finals with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over France’s Amandine Hesse.
In the doubles draw, the Indian duo of Sahaja Yamalapalli/ Vaishnavi Adkar went down combating to second seeds Sabrina Santamaria/ Dalila Jakupovic 3-6, 6-7.
Yamalapalli, who knocked out prime seed Kayla Day within the first spherical, will probably be again in motion on Thursday for her second spherical singles match towards Polina Kudermetova.
Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series Results:
Singles First Round
Arianne Hartono (NED) def. (4) Arina Rodionova (AUS) 6-4, 6-4
Storm Hunter (AUS) def. (5) Laura Pigossi (BRA) 6-3. 6-3
(6) Darja Semenistaja (LAT) def. Amandine Hesse (FRA) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Alina Korneeva def. Shrivalli Bhamidipaty (IND) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
Doubles First Round
(2) Sabrina Santamaria (USA)/ Dalila Jakupovic (SLO) def. Sahaja Yamalapalli (IND) / Vaishnavi Adkar (IND) 6-3, 7-6 (1)
Sapfo Sakellaridi (GRE)/ Olivia Tjandramulia (AUS)/ def Himeno Sakatsume (JPN)/ Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-3.
Panna Udvardy (HUN)/ Natela Dzalamidze (GEO) def. En-Shuo Liang (TPE)/ Chia Yi Tsao (TPE) 4-6, 6-4, 10-7
Ekaterina Yashina/ Carole Monnet (FRA)/ def. Sohyun Park (KOR)/ Zhibek Kulambayeva (KAZ)
