Krishika stuns Diya to storm into semifinals of ATF under-14 event
Krishika Gautam upset eighth seed Diya Ravikumar to reach the semifinals of the ATF under-14 tournament, while top-seeded Ethan Frans and several others advanced after thrilling quarterfinal clashes
Hyderabad: Krishika Gautam shocked eighth-seeded Diya Ravikumar 7-6 (6), 6-0 in the girls’ singles quarterfinal of the ATF under-14 Category A tennis championship at Jubilee Hills International Centre here on Thursday.
In the boys’ singles quarterfinal, top-seeded Ethan Frans scored a hard-fought 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 win against fifth-seeded Heet Kandoriya.
The results
Boys
Singles – Quarterfinals: Ethan Frans bt Heet Kandoriya 3-6, 6-4, 6-0;
Mahesh Rhunmaan bt M Sendilkumar 6-1, 5-2 retd;
Vivaan Mirdha bt Arsh Kathuria 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5);
Rishikesh Mane bt Aarav Mulay 6-3, 6-0.
Doubles – Semifinals: Souhail El-Taji (KSA) & Taanish Nanda bt Vivaan Mirdha & Kaustubh Singh 3-6, 6-4, 10-8;
M Sendilkumar & Chan Seo (KOR) bt Puneeth Manohar & Viraj Choudhary 6-4, 6-3.
Girls
Singles – Quarterfinals: Jensi Dipakbhai bt Zoha Qureshi 6-0, 6-2;
Krishika Gautam bt Diya Ravikumar 7-6 (6), 6-0;
Akshita Antil bt Niesha Enja 6-2, 1-6, 6-3;
Padmapriya Ramesh bt S Suryavanshi 7-5, 6-2.
Doubles – Semifinals: Kadian Khushi & Dipakbhai Jensi bt Sk Shazfa Wania & Tamanna Nair 6-2, 6-2;
Ramesh Padmapriya & Diya Ravikumar bt Niyati Bhandari & Akshita Antil 6-1, 6-4.
