Maaya Revathi Shocks Fourth-Seed Arunkumar Prabh at Fenesta Open

Maaya Revathi delivered an outstanding performance to defeat fourth-seed Arunkumar Prabh in the first round of the 29th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship. The young Tamil Nadu prodigy used her swift movements and net play to dominate the match, securing a 6-1, 6-1 victory.

Maaya Revathi produced a scintillating performance to upset fourth-seed Arunkumar Prabh 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the 29th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship on Tuesday.

The 15-year-old from Tamil Nadu, who initially lost the first game of the opening set, bounced back with rapid movements and sublime net play to break Prabh's serve and secure the first set. Revathi, who holds the record for the longest ITF Juniors winning streak, continued her dominance by breaking Prabh's serve again early in the second set, swiftly sealing a 2-0 lead and eventually clinching a decisive victory.

Second-seed Manish Sureshkumar from Tamil Nadu also started strong in the men's singles category, defeating Jagmeet Singh of Haryana to advance to the second round. In other men's singles first-round matches, Telangana's Theertha Shashank overcame Shivank Bhatnagar of Delhi 6-4, 6-2, while Bhusan Haobam from Manipur bested Karnataka's Suraj R Prabodh 6-1, 7-5.

In the women's singles category, Pooja Inghale from Maharashtra defeated Telangana's Nirali Padaniya 6-3, 6-1. Seventh seed Sejal Bhutada from Maharashtra narrowly won against Gujarat's Vidhi Jani in a compelling match that ended 6-0, 3-6, 7-5.

(With inputs from agencies.)