KSLTA-Asian Junior U-14 tournament: All eyes on Jahnavi, Padmapriya

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12 months ago News Desk

Bengaluru: Top-seeded Jahnavi Tammineedi and No. 2 seed Padmapriya Ramesh Kumar will be the players to beat in the girls’ section of the KSLTA-Asian Junior (U-14) tournament here this week.

The main draw action of the Asian Tennis Federation event will be played at the KSLTA Tennis Stadium and Sree Kanteerava Stadium courts from Monday.

Jahnavi has one runner-up finish in a Grade I ATF event in Azerbaijan, where she won the doubles title. The 13-year-old, ranked No. 54 in Asia, will be looking to exact revenge on fellow Indian Padmapriya, who put paid to her hopes in the final of a Grade II event in Guwahati a few months ago.

Padmapriya, 12, who also won the doubles title in Guwahati, will be keen to sign off the season on a high. The Mysuru-based youngster is ranked 33 spots below Jahnavi.

In the boys’ section, Rhunmaan Mahesh, winner of the Grade I tournament in Azerbaijan, Madhav Dadhich and Sanjay Girish Kumar will be the ones to watch out for.

KANDUKURI IN MAIN DRAW

In the final qualifying round on Sunday, Siddharth Kandukuri stunned top-seeded Dhanush M 6-1, 2-6, 10-4 to make the main draw. Kian Patel and Aarav Mulay were other impressive winners among boys.

In the girls’ section, Eshita Surag was a runaway 6-0, 6-0 winner over Pugazhmathi Kalimuthu. Eshitha Sriyala too double-bageled Shanaya Singh Omprakash Singh.

Results (Final qualifying round, Indians unless mentioned):

Boys: Aarav Mulay bt Ayush Anand Kotian 6-1, 6-2; Siddharth Kandukuri bt Dhanush M 6-1, 2-6, 10-4; Vir Chattur bt Haasan Chandra GGS 6-1, 6-3; Kian Patel bt Hrian Jagadeeshkumar 6-1, 6-0; Virat Kotha bt Joshua Samuel (US) 6-3, 6-1; Shishanth Shivaraj bt Adithya Karthik 6-2, 6-0; Rithish Abinav SA bt Hemdev Hemdev 6-1, 3-0 (retd); Nikunj Khurana bt Vedant Joshi (US) 6-2, 6-2.

Girls: Eshita Surag bt Pugazhmathi Kalimuthu 6-0, 6-0; Ilaiyanila Kannan bt P Sai Sanjana Reddy Polakala 6-2, 6-1; Raima Chavan bt Raina Saraf 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 10-8; Avni Punaganti bt Akriti Erky 1-6, 6-0, 10-7; Sara Fengse bt Rhea Jodbhavi 7-5, 6-0; Janhavi Jitendra Sawant bt Spica Vivek 6-1, 6-1; Eshitha Sriyala bt Shanaya Singh Omprakash Singh 6-0, 6-0; Nalyaazhini Krishnaprabhu bt Diya H Hari 6-2, 6-0.

– Team Mysoorunews