Maaya Rajeshwaran and Vaishnavi Adkar secure maiden WTA wins in Chennai
Two Indian wild cards advanced to the second round of the WTA 250 event at SDAT Tennis Stadium.
Indian players Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi and Vaishnavi Adkar recorded their first maiden WTA Tour-level victories on Tuesday at the Chennai Open. Both players entered the tournament as wild cards at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Nungambakkam.
According to India Today, 17-year-old Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi upset eighth seed Katarzyna Kawa of Poland with a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5) win. Maaya, who is ranked World No. 669, defeated the World No. 115 Kawa to reach the last 16.
Vaishnavi Adkar, a 21-year-old from Maharashtra, defeated Britain's Jodie Burrage 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in a match lasting two hours and 46 minutes. Adkar, who began the year ranked World No. 681, overcame a 3-5 deficit in the deciding set to secure the win.
The Hindu reported that Adkar's mentor and former doubles World No. 1 Rohan Bopanna was present during the contest. Burrage required a medical timeout before the final game as humidity affected her.
Maaya will next play Poland's Weronika Falkowska in the second round. Adkar is scheduled to face seventh seed Anastasia Zakharova of Russia next.