Karman Kaur enters SFs of ITF India 0.3 A tournament

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Patna : World No 611 in WTA rankings Karman Kaur Thandi, 21, India, entered the semi-finals of $25,000 ITF India 0.3 A tournament at Bhopal, MP, India, on November 22, 2019. But, World No 789 Sowjanya Bavisetti, 25, India, lost to 4th seed and World No 266 Chihiro Muramatsu, Japan, in the quarter-finals of the hard court tournament

Karman Kaur Thandi beat World No 533 Karin Kennel, Switzerland, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in quarter-finals firing 5 Aces in the match. Karman won 7 break points in the match to 6 by Kennel. Karman, however, also committed 9 double faults in the match to 3 by the Swiss. The Indian won 3 games in a row to 4 by Kennel. Karman, who has returned to court after an injury lay off for over six months, won 46 service points to 44 by Kennel. Karman will face World No 588 Melanie Klaffner, 29, Austria, in semi-finals on November 23, 2019.

Chihiro Muramatsu beat Sowjanya in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 in quarter-finals to advance to the semi-finals.