ITF J300: Maaya Triumphs in Title Showdown, Senthil Bows Out in Semifinals
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New Delhi, Jan 10 (NationPress) The gifted Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi is on the path to securing her first singles title in more than a year following another unexpected victory, while the impressive streak of boys' singles top seed Senthil Kumar concluded with a semifinal defeat at the ITF J300 tournament held here on Friday.
Maaya has demonstrated exceptional form, which she leveraged to eliminate the second seed Eleejah Inisan from France in a fiercely contested girls' singles semifinal at the DLTA Complex here. Displaying remarkable composure under pressure, the 15-year-old Maaya secured a 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-2 victory to advance to the title match against Ekaterina Tupitsyna, who also had to battle hard against Polina Berezina. Tupitsyna triumphed with a score of 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in her tight semifinal.
Previously, Maaya clinched a singles title in December 2023 during a J100 event in Pune.
Senthil had been performing excellently, but his journey came to an end against Korean fourth seed Donghyun Hwang, who won decisively with a score of 6-4, 6-1. After losing the initial set, Senthil struggled to find his footing as the Korean surged ahead with a double break. Hwang is set to face unseeded American of Indian descent Roshan Santhosh, who thwarted an all-Korean boys singles final with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Hyeon Seok Seo in the other semifinal.
The boys' doubles title was claimed by the fourth-seeded duo of Artem Bogomlov and Roman Kharlamov, who made a comeback in the final against the formidable team of Alan Aiukhanov and Alexey Shibaev, winning 5-7, 7-6(6), 10-1.
Meanwhile, the girls' trophy was awarded to the top seeds Konstantinova Yoana and Rada Zolotareva, who emerged victorious against the Korean-Taipei team of Yesung Lin Choo and Yu-Chen with a scoreline of 6-3, 6-2.
