Krishika stuns third seed; Niesha advances in ATF U-14

Krishika Gautam stunned third seed Annaya Nobert of Sri Lanka, while Niesha Enja also advanced with a strong win in the ATF U-14 Category A Tennis Championship in Hyderabad. Several Indian players cruised through the second round in both draws

Hyderabad: Krishika Gautam shocked third-seeded Annaya Nobert of Sri Lanka 2-6, 6-1,7-5 in the girls singles second round of the ATF under-14 Category A tennis championship at Jubilee Hills International Centre here on Wednesday.

In another upset in girls singles, Niesha Enja scored another upset 7-5, 6-4 win against Niyati Bhandari 7-5, 6-4.

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The results: 2nd round: Boys: Ethan Frans bt Kaustubh Singh 6-2, 6-2; Heet Kandoriya bt Chan Seo (Kor) 6-2, 6-1; Rhunmaan Mahesh bt Puneeth Manohar 0-6, 6-2, 6-4; Vivaan Mirdha bt Ronnie Vijay 6-2, 5-7 ,6-0; Aarav Mulay bt Tanish Patil 6-0, 6-1; Rishikesh Mane bt Sarvadnya Sarode 6-3, 6-1; Arsh Kathuria bt Taanish Nanda 2-6, 6-4, 6-3; M. Sendilkumar bt Daivik Kalvakunta 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Girls: Jensi Dipakbhai bt Ilaiyanila Kannan 6-2, 6-0; Zoha Qureshi bt Shravya Numburi 4-6,7-6(4), 5-2; Krishika Gautam bt Annaya Nobert (SRI) 2-6, 6-1,7-5; Diya Ravikumar bt Aniha Gavinolla 6-3, 6-2; Akshita Antil bt Aaradhana Tehlan 7-6 (5), 6-3; Niesha Enja bt Niyati Bhandari 7-5, 6-4; Padmapriya Ramesh bt Sarena Gahlot 3-6, 7-5, 6-4; S. Suryavanshi bt Dhriti Bantupalli 6-2, 7-6 (1).