Maaya Rajeshwaran reaches WTA Chennai Open quarterfinals
The 17-year-old Indian became the first local woman to reach a Tour-level quarterfinal since Sania Mirza in 2012.
Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi defeated Polish qualifier Weronika Falkowska 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the WTA 250 Chennai Open at the SDAT Stadium in Nungambakkam.
According to Sportstar, the 17-year-old from Coimbatore is the first Indian woman to reach the last-eight stage of a Tour-level event since Sania Mirza reached the quarterfinals in Pattaya City in 2012.
Maaya, who is ranked 669th in the world, had previously secured her maiden Tour-level win by defeating Poland's Katarzyna Kawa 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5) in a match that ended close to midnight on Tuesday.
The Indian wildcard said on court that she came into the tournament with nothing to lose and was trying to play her best tennis.
In the second round, American Robin Montgomery defeated Jeline Vandromme 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to set up a quarterfinal match against Maaya.
Other results included top seed Janice Tjen beating Joanna Garland 7-6(1), 6-1, while Polina Kudermetova defeated Oksana Selekhmeteva 6-3, 6-0.