Humera, Mahak in title clash
Second seed Mahak Jain from Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh’s Humera Shaikh will face- off in the women’s singles final in the second edition of the Rendez-Vous a Roland Garros at the DLTA courts in the capital.
In the first women’s semifinal on Thursday, Mahak made her way to the finals defeating Gujarat’s Akansha Bhan 7- 5, 64, 6- 3.
It was a closely fought battle with the first set being taken by Mahak, but Akansha made a strong comeback in the second. It ultimately boiled down to the third which saw Mahak winning with ease.
In the other match, Humera — who had ousted the top seed Satwika Sama in the quarterfinals — rallied from a set down to beat Rishika Ravindran of Tamil Naidu 2- 6, 6- 2, 6- 3.
In the men’s category, Adil Kalyanpur from Telangana cruised into the final defeating Abhimanya Vannemreddy 6- 1 6- 3.
The second semi- final saw Manish Sureshkumar of Tamil Naidu battle past local player Alex Solanki in 6- 3, 3- 6, 6- 3 in a marathon affair.
Sureshkumar and Kalyankar have shown great skills and excellence this week and it will be interesting to see who eventually lifts the trophy.
Meanwhile, brand ambassador of Rendez- Vous Roland Garros in India and former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli hosted a clinic for around 50 kids from all parts of the city.