Sidhak ousts second seed Anusha

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, November 13

Sidhak Kaur registered a comeback win to ousted second seed Anusha Verma in the girls’ U-16 quarterfinal of the Roots-AITA Talent Series (TS-7) National Rankings Championship, held here today.

Sidhak lost the first set 2-6, but recovered on time to register a 6-4 6-3 victory to storm into the semifinals.

Top seed Bhumika Gupta meanwhile registered a 6-3 6-1 win over Radha, while Khushleen Kaur overpowered Poonam 7-5 6-2 in other matches. In the girls’ U-14 quarters, top seed Radha Sadhra faced some resistance before defeating Gurnaaz Toor 2-6 6-0 7-5. Shrawasti Kundilya won an easy tie against Akshita Vashist 7-5 6-0, while Sidhak reached into her second semis by defeating Akshdha Sharma 6-4 6-3. Second seed Anandita Sharma also stormed into the next round by defeating Gurmannat Kaur 6-2 6-3.

Harwin Singh toppled second seed Hardik Khanduja 6-1 6-3 in the boys’ U-14 category to register the second upset of the day. Umang Singh also won easily against Gurbaaz Singh 7-5 6-1, while Divyam Sharma blanked Arman Walia 6-2 6-4. Kanvarpreet Singh won the last quarterfinal of the day by defeating Madhav Aggarwal 6-2 6-4. In the boys’ U-16 category, second seed Yashvardhan Gaur confirmed his semis berth by defeating Raghav Chaudhary 6-1 6-0. Kartik Sunil Kumar blanked Kanvarpreet Singh 6-2 6-2, whereas Madhav Aggarwal struggled before registering a 6-1 4-6 6-1 win over Dhruv Pratap. Shivam Wadhawan won the last match by defeating Arnav Malik 6-1 6-2.

Results (quarterfinals)

Boys’ U-14

Umang Singh bt Gurbaaz Singh 7-5 6-1, Harwin Singh bt Hardik Khanduja 6-1 6-3,

Divyam Sharma bt Arman Walia 6-2 6-4, Kanvarpreet Singh bt Madhav Aggarwal 6-2 6-4

Boys’ U-16

Kartik Sunil Kumar bt Kanvarpreet Singh 6-2 6-2, Madhav Aggarwal bt Dhruv Pratap 6-1 4-6 6-1, Shivam Wadhawan bt Arnav Malik 6-1 6-2, Yashvardhan Gaur bt Raghav Chaudhary 6-1 6-0

Girls’ U-14

Radha Sadhra bt Gurnaaz Toor 2-6 6-0 7-5, Shrawasti Kundilya bt Akshita Vashist 7-5 6-0, Sidhak Kaur bt Akshdha Sharma 6-4 6-3, Anandita Sharma bt Gurmannat Kaur 6-2 6-3

Girls’ U-16

Bhumika Gupta bt Radha 6-3 6-1, Khushleen Kaur bt Poonam 7-5 6-2, Sidhak Kaur bt Anusha Verma 2-6 6-4 6-3