National Tennis Championship 2024: Nitin Kumar Sinha stuns Vishnu Vardhan to reach final in men's singles

Maaya Revathi reaches final in women’s singles at National Tennis Championship 2024.

Unseeded Maaya Revathi R of Tamil Nadu and Nitin Kumar Sinha produced stunning upsets to reach the finals of the 29th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship in their respective categories at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi on Friday.

Maaya continued her giant-killing run in the women’s singles category, shocking second seed Riya Bhatia of Delhi with a commanding 6-2, 6-3 victory. The 15-year-old will now face top seed Vaidehee Chaudhari of Gujarat in the final, after the former national champion dispatched Maharashtra’s Pooja Ingale 6-1, 6-2 in her semi-final clash.

In the men’s singles category, Nitin Kumar Sinha of the Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) staged a remarkable comeback to topple top seed J Vishnu Vardhan of Telangana. After dropping the first set, Sinha rallied to win 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, setting up a final showdown with Tamil Nadu’s Rethin Pranav RS who defeated Abhinav Sanjeev S 6-3, 6-2 in straight sets.

India’s largest domestic tennis tournament — supported by DCM Shriram Ltd., a leading business conglomerate, under the aegis of All India Tennis Association and Delhi Lawn Tennis Association, is witnessing the participation of exciting talents from various parts of the country fighting for the coveted crowns.

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The tournament has seen the participation of some of India’s top tennis stars in the past editions including Rohan Bopanna, Somdev Devvarman, Yuki Bhambri, Sania Mirza and Rutuja Bhosale among many others.

The women’s draw saw contrasting victories in the semi-finals. While Maaya’s upset win was the talk of the tournament, top seed Vaidehee Chaudhari lived up to her billing with a dominant performance against Pooja Ingale. Chaudhari’s clinical 6-1, 6-2 win sets the stage for an intriguing final against the in-form Revathi.

Meanwhile, Ishaque Eqbal (West Bengal) and Faisal Qamar (Rajasthan) beat Fardeen Mohammed and Abhinansu Borthakur 6-0, 6-2 to clinch the men’s doubles title. The women’s doubles title went to Akanksha Nitture (Maharashtra) & Soha Sadiq (Karnataka) who defeated Sai Samhitha C & Pooja Ingale 6-3, 3-6, [10-4] in a thrilling final.

In the boys u-18 category, second seed Shanker Heisnam of Manipur secured his spot in the final after fourth seed Varun Verma of Tamil Nadu retired due to injury.

He will face seventh seed Aradhya Kshitij of Karnataka, who impressed with a 6-2, 6-0 victory against Kerala’s Karan Thapa.

The girls u-18 semi-finals saw fifth seed Diya Ramesh of Tamil Nadu overcoming fourteenth seed Sejal Bhutada of Maharashtra 7-5, 6-2. Ramesh will battle for the title against Maharashtra’s Prisha Shinde, who defeated Haryana’s Anandita Upadhyay 6-4, 6-3 in her semi-final match.

Besides the prestigious titles, the winners will be awarded with prize money with a total prize pool of over Rs 21.55 Lakh and Kit Allowance in the junior categories up for grabs. The winners and runners-up in the U16 and U14 singles events will also receive a Tennis scholarship of ₹25,000 each.

The Boys and Girls Under-16 & Under-14 category qualifying and main draw matches will be played from October 5 to October 12.

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