Karman, Sowjanya enter QFs of ITF India 0.3 A tennis tournament

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Patna :  Karman Kaur Thandi, 21, India, beat compatriot and 2nd seed Ankita Raina, 26, in a three-set thriller to enter the quarter-finals of $25,000 ITF India 0.3A at Bhopal, MP, India, on November 21, 2019. Karman beat World No 187 Ankita Raina 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 battling back from one set down in second round.

Both the players won 7 break points each in the match.Karman fired 3 Aces in the match. Ankita won 6 games in a row in the match to 3 by Karman. lKarman will face Karin Kennel, Switzerland, in quarter-finals on November 22, 2019.

Sowjanya Bavisetti, India, upset 5th seed and World No 319 Hiroko Kuwata, Japan, 7-6, 6-3 in 2nd round to enter the QFs. Sowjanya won 6 break points in the match to 5 by Kuwata. Sowjanya fired 3 Aces in the match to 1 by the Japanese. Kuawata committed 8 double faults to 5 by the Indian. Both the players won 4 games each in a row in the match. Sowjanya will face Chihiro Muramatsu, Japan, in QFs on November 22.