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Vaidehi Chaudhari wins her second national title

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Promising Indian tennis star Vaidehi Chaudhari clinched her second senior national title in the women’s singles category. On Saturday, Rethin Pranav won his maiden national title in the men’s singles category in New Delhi. Vaidehi overcame the challenge posed by 15-year-old Maaya Rajeshwaran in the final, earning a straight-set victory (6-3, 6-3) to become the national champion in the women’s singles category. Ranked 421st in the world, Vaidehi played in her third consecutive final at the national championships and reclaimed her championship title for the second time since 2022, after missing out on it last year. Meanwhile, the dream run of youngster Maaya Rajeshwaran ended with a runner-up finish. She hadn’t lost a single set before the final and will try to carry this momentum into upcoming tournaments. National title at the age of 17 for Pranav Rethin Pranav Senthil Kumar won the championship title in the men’s singles category with a tightly contested three-set victory (6-4, 2-6, 6-2) over Nitin Kumar in the final. Entering the main draw as a Lucky Loser, the 17-year-old …

Sahaja Yamalapalli reaches Punta Cana semis; Vaidehi Chaudhari falls in Thailand

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Sahaja Yamalapalli, who is poised to become India’s No. 1 women’s singles player, advanced to the semifinals of the ITF W35 Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic on Saturday morning. The promising Hyderabadi player secured a straight-set victory (6-4, 6-4) over Colombian qualifier Valentina Mediorreal Arias, setting up a semifinal clash against Darja Vidmanova of Czechia. Sahaja, who previously won the ITF W15 title in Los Angeles in June and the ITF SoCal Pro Series in July in the USA, is now aiming for her third title of the year. In contrast, Vaidehi Chaudhari’s campaign at the ITF W35 Nakhon Si Thammarat in Thailand ended in the semifinals. She went down to Mariia Tkacheva 5-7, 1-6. Earlier, the seventh-seeded Vaidehi had cruised past qualifier Anri Nagata in the quarterfinals with a dominant 6-2, 6-1 win, marking her third consecutive straight-set victory in the tournament. Tkacheva, on the other hand, ended the run of another Indian player, Shrivalli Bhamidipaty, with a 6-3, 6(6)-7, 6-4 win to secure her place in the final. Despite her singles loss, …