Maharashtra’s Aishwarya Jadhav sparkles at 28th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship, wins girls U-18 title
New Delhi : Aishwarya Jadhav of Maharashtra extended her startling form to clinch the title in their respective categories in the 28th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 2023 at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi on Saturday.
The fourth seed won the girls U-18 singles trophy after beating Suhitha Maruri (Karnataka) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in a thrilling three-set final. Aishwarya Jadhav started the match on a positive set and took the first set with a sublime backhand.
However, Suhitha came roaring back in the second set and did not let Aishwarya settle from the beginning. The set saw a see-saw battle at the start but the Maharashtra player soon took control of the match and won it to clinch the title. Meanwhile, Rushil Khosla defeated Samarth Sahita of Maharashtra 6-3, 6-3 in straight sets to clinch the boys’ U-18 singles title.
On the other hand, Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharth Vishwakarma and Telangana’s Rashmikaa S Bhamidipaty took home the men’s singles and women’s singles titles, respectively. The winners received glittering trophies along with exciting cash rewards as the prize ceremony was attended by Saket Jain, Executive Director and Business Head of Fenesta Building Systems (a division of DCM Shriram Ltd.) and DLTA President Rohit Rajpal along with other officials. With a total prize pool of over INR 21.5 lakh up for grabs along with kit allowance in the junior categories, the champions of men’s and women’s singles categories took home trophy and INR 3 lakh each while the runners-up were awarded with trophy and INR 2 lakh.
Siddharth pulled off a stunning come-from-behind 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory against Haryana’s Karan Singh, while Rashmikaa registered a thrilling 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 win over defending champion Vaidhee Chaudhari of Gujarat.
Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship—organised by DCM Shriram Ltd., a leading business conglomerate, under the aegis of All India Tennis Association and Delhi Lawn Tennis Association, has witnessed the participation of renowned Indian tennis players such as Rohan Bopanna, Somdev Devvarman, Yuki Bhambri, Sania Mirza and Rutuja Bhosale in the past editions. It is India’s biggest domestic tennis tournament.
The third seed took his time to settle in the men’s singles final before unleashing his powerful shots and precise backhands that saw him securing the title for the second time in his career. Siddharth’s first Fenesta National title came in 2018 and now he looks forward to an exciting run on the circuit. The women’s singles title match also went down to the third set where Rashmikaa held her nerves before winning the title for the first time.
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