Hyderabad’s Sahaja enters pre-quarterfinals at W25K tennis tournament

Hyderabad tennis player Sahaja Mayalappli defeated eighth seeded Polina Latcenko of Russia 6-2, 6-4 in the clash

Hyderabad: Hyderabad tennis player Sahaja Mayalappli entered the pre-quarterfinals at the W25K tennis tournament at Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand on Wednesday.

The youngster defeated eighth seeded Polina Latcenko of Russia 6-2, 6-4 in the clash. She will take on Daria Lodikova in the Round of 16 clash on Thursday.

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In the doubles, Sahaja, who paired with Adithya Karunarante of Hong Kong, also made it to the quarterfianls with a straight game 6-3, 6-3 win over the Thailand pair of Yatawee Chimcham and Pawinee Ruamrak. The India-Hong Kong duo will next face Salakthip Ounmuang and Hsieh Yu-chieh in the quarterfinals.