ITF W15 Gurugram: Six Indians Advance to Round of 16

The ITF W15 Gurugram tournament is off to an exciting start, with six Indian players successfully advancing to the singles Round of 16. The opening round featured several hard-fought matches, with Indian players showcasing their talent on home soil.

A standout performance came from top seed Zeel Desai, who came back from a set down against fellow Indian Sahira Singh to secure a hard-fought victory with a score of 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. Third seed Akanksha Dileep Nitture also booked her spot in the next round after defeating Prathyusha Rachapudi 7-6(2), 6-3.

The eighth seed, Soha Sadiq, also moved on with a convincing 6-4, 6-0 victory over Bela Tamhankar. Wildcard Laxmisiri Dandu overcame a first-set setback to eventually win 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 against Paavanii Pathak. Another impressive win was by wildcard entry Shruti Ahlawat, who earned a 6-1, 6-1 win against Diva Bhatia. Rounding out the Indian winners was Pooja Ingale, who defeated Mirudhula Palanivel 6-2, 1-6, 6-2.

Other Indian players, including Apurva Vemuri, Mahika Khanna, Sandeepthi Singh Rao, Aditi Rawat, Laalitya Kalluri, Janani Ramesh, Jeetesh Kumari, Sonal Patil, and Aarnavi Tomar Aura, endured tough losses in their first-round matches.

All First Round Results

Here is a complete list of all first-round results from the singles and doubles main draws:

Singles – Main Draw – Round 1

• Zeel Desai (IND) def. Sahira Singh (IND) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
• Anna Sedysheva def. Apurva Vemuri (IND) 6-3, 6-3
• Eva Marie Desvignes (SGP) def. Mahika Khanna (IND) 6-1, 7-5
• Soha Sadiq (IND) def. Bela Tamhankar (IND) 6-4, 6-0
• Akanksha Dileep Nitture (IND) def. Prathyusha Rachapudi (IND) 7-6(2), 6-3
• Laxmisiri Dandu (IND) def. Paavanii Pathak (IND) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Maria Mikhailova def. Sandeepti Singh Rao (IND) 7-5, 6-3
• Carolann Delaunay (CAL) def. Aditi Rawat (IND) 6-3, 6-4
• Vlada Mincheva def. Laalitya Kalluri (IND) 6-3, 6-2
• Jiho Shin (KOR) def. Janani Ramesh (IND) 7-6(6), 1-6, 6-1
• Shruti Ahlawat (IND) def. Diva Bhatia (IND) 6-1, 6-1
• Sofia Suslova def. Elena Jamshidi (DEN) 7-6(5), 6-0 (Retired)
• Paola Lopez (USA) def. Jeetesh Kumari (IND) 6-4, 6-2
• Pooja Ingale (IND) def. Mirudhula Palanivel (IND) 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
• Shihomi Li Xuan Leong (MAS) def. Sonal Patil (IND) 6-1, 6-2
• Michika Ozeki (JPN) def. Aarnavi Tomar Aura (IND) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles – Main Draw – Round 1

• Akanksha Dileep Nitture (IND) / Soha Sadiq (IND) def. Eva Marie Desvignes (SGP) / Elsa Wan (MAS) 7-5, 7-5
• Anna Sedysheva / Sofia Suslova def. Ishwari Matere (IND) / Yashaswini Panwar (IND) 6-2, 4-6, [10-3]
• Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi (IND) / Pranjala Yadlapalli (IND) def. Shihomi Li Xuan Leong (MAS) / Jiho Shin (KOR) 6-4, 5-7, [10-7]
• Jennifer Luikham (IND) / Bela Tamhankar (IND) def. Paavanii Pathak (IND) / Sonal Patil (IND) 6-2, 6-4
• Elena Jamshidi (DEN) / Maria Mikhailova def. Laalitya Kalluri (IND) / Prathyusha Rachapudi (IND) 6-2, 6-4
• Diva Bhatia (IND) / Sai Samhitha Chamarthi (IND) def. Pooja Ingale (IND) / Sandeepthi Singh Rao (IND) 6-3, 1-6, [10-2]
• Mahika Khanna (IND) / Sohini Sanjay Mohanty (IND) def. Aakruti Sonkusare Narayan Sonkusare (IND) / Sahira Singh (IND) 6-1, 7-6(3)
• Carolann Delaunay (CAL) / Paola Lopez (USA) def. Kashish Bhatia (IND) / Aditi Rawat (IND) 6-1, 6-2