Tribune News Service
Mohali, June 27
Giant killer Sanidhya Dhar stayed on course to the title as he stretched his unbeaten run with a 6-0 6-1 win over Divyam Sharma in the boys’ U-12 semifinals in the Roots-AITA TS7 National Ranking Championship at the Roots Tennis Academy in Zirakpur on Thursday.
In the final, Dhar will face Siddharth Mohan, who registered a 6-0 6-4 win over Ankit Kumar in the semis.
In the boys’ U-16 competition, top seed Dhairya Chadha humbled Umang Singh in straight sets to set up the title clash with second seed Rijul Bhatia. Chadha won 6-1 6-2, while Bhatia edged out Gurpreet Singh 6-2 6-4.
Vanya, Sidhak move ahead
Vanya Arora downed Omisha in the girls’ U-16 semifinals. The top seed won 6-4 6-1 and will now play Jyotsana Yadav for the title. The second seed packed off Sargun Singh 6-0 6-2 in the other semifinal.
In the girls’ U-12 semifinals, top seed Sidhak Kaur dismissed Ankita Kumari 6-3 6-3, while second seed Ajenika Puri tamed Diya Kapoor 6-3 6-1.
Meanwhile, top seeded pair of Dhairya Chadha and Kartik Sunil beat Sanidhya Dhar and Ankit Kumar 6-4 6-2 to win the boys’ U-16 doubles title.
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