ITF W25 Bendigo/ W60 Canberra, Australia- Feb/March 2022

[sameerph]

Next 2 weeks these girls are playing on clay at W60 in Canberra. Ankita and Pranjala are in main draw. Rutuja and Sowjanya are playing qualifying started with easy wins today.

At ITF W60 Canberra (Clay)

[Q1] (4) Rutuja Bhosale (IND,509) d. Erica Layton (AUS,NR) 61 63

[Q1] (12) Sowjanya Bavisetti (IND,648) d. Zali Morris (AUS,NR) 62 62

Next,

[Q2] (4) Rutuja Bhosale (IND,509) vs. (13) Gabriela Da Silva Fick (AUS,725)

[Q2] (12) Sowjanya Bavisetti (IND,648) vs, (5) Olivia Tjandramilia (AUS,511)

[sameerph]

Rutuja came back from a set and a break down in the second set to qualify for main draw. Sowjanaya lost though.

At ITF W60 Canberra (Clay)

[Q2] (4) Rutuja Bhosale (IND,516) d. (13) Gabriela Da Silva Fick (AUS,725) 36 75 10-8

[Q2] (12) Sowjanya Bavisetti (IND,648) l. (5) Olivia Tjandramilia (AUS,511) 76(6) 16 4-10

So, we have 3 Indians in main draw.

[R1] Ankita Raina (IND,323) vs. (WC) Alexandra Bozovic (AUS,456)

[R1] (Q) Rutuja Bhosale (IND,516) vs. (Q) Akiko Omae (JPN,400)

[R1] Pranjala Yadalapalli (IND,631) vs. (4) Krumi Nara (JPN,195)

[Dinesh]

Ankita wins her R1 match 6-0 6-3.

[Omkara]

Ankita wins her R1 match 6-0 6-3.

Great score on clay courts. Given her weak seve and great forehand, why doesn't she play more on clay courts?

[sameerph]

Yes, good win for Ankita here. She needs some deep runs to get back into grand slam qualifying range.

Ankita and Rutuja also started with a win in doubles.

[R1] (3) Ankita Raina (IND) / Rutuja Bhosale (IND) d. Alexandra Bozovic (AUS) / Alexandra Osborne (AUS) 63 64

Rutuja and Pranjala play their first round matches tomorrow.

[PKBasu]

[R1] Ankita Raina (IND,323) d. (WC) Alexandra Bozovic (AUS,456) 60 63

She and Rutuja also beat the same player in the doubles R1.

Next up in singles:
[R2] Ankita Raina (IND, 323) vs. Kimberly Birrell (AUS, 670; CH 154).

[sameerph]

Rutuja comes up with a very good win in first round of main draw but Pranjala lost to a former top 50 player.

At ITF W60 Canberra (Clay)

[R1] (Q) Rutuja Bhosale (IND,516) d. (Q) Akiko Omae (JPN,400) 63 26 75

[R1] Pranjala Yadalapalli (IND,631) l. (4) Krumi Nara (JPN,195) 36 26

Next,

[R2] Ankita Raina (IND,323) vs. (WC) Kimberly Birrell (AUS,670)

[R2] (Q) Rutuja Bhosale (IND,516) vs. (6) Ellen Perez (AUS,196)

[QF] (3) Ankita Raina (IND) / Rutuja Bhosale (IND) vs. Nagi Hanatani (JPN) / Erika Sema (JPN)

[PKBasu]

Terrific win for Rutuja today:

[R1] Q-Rutuja Bhosale (IND, 516; CH 342) d. Akiko Omae (JPN, 400; CH 186) 63 26 75

Next up for Rutuja is the sixth seed Ellen Perez (AUS, 196).

[VReddy]

Given her weak seve and great forehand, why doesn't she play more on clay courts?

Ankita`s forehand is good for faster surfaces. She doesnt hit a heavy topspin forehand which is what makes a huge difference on clay.

[sameerph]

Both Ankita and Rutuja lost in singles second round but are thru to doubles SF.

[R2] Ankita Raina (IND,323) l. (WC) Kimberly Birrell (AUS,670) 36 57

[R2] (Q) Rutuja Bhosale (IND,516) l. (6) Ellen Perez (AUS,196) 36 26

[QF] (3) Ankita Raina (IND) / Rutuja Bhosale (IND) d. Nagi Hanatani (JPN) / Erika Sema (JPN) 62 75

Next,

[SF] (3) Ankita Raina (IND) / Rutuja Bhosale (IND) vs. Yuki Naito (JPN) / Uchijima Moyuka (JPN)

[PKBasu]

[SF] (3) Ankita Raina (IND) / Rutuja Bhosale (IND) l. Yuki Naito (JPN) / Uchijima Moyuka (JPN) 36 67(3)

[sameerph]

For next week, it seems Ankita did not enter main draw in first place. So, she has to go thru qualies. Rutuja is not playing that week.

At At ITF W60 Canberra 2 (Clay)

[Q1] Ankita Raina (IND,323) d. (4) Olivia Tjandramulia (AUS,506) 75 63

[Q1] (11) Sowjanya Bavisetti (IND,649) d. Isabella Bozocevic (AUS,1400) 63 63

Next,

[Q2] Ankita Raina (IND,323) vs.(12) Shiho Akita (JPN,671)

[Q2] (11) Sowjanya Bavisetti (IND,649) vs. (8) Tina Nadine Smith (AUS,575)

[PKBasu]

[Q2] Ankita Raina (IND,323) d. 12-Shiho Akita (JPN,671; CH 221) 67(7) 63 11-9
[Q2] 11-Sowjanya Bavisetti (IND,649) d. 8-Tina Nadine Smith (AUS,575) 75 67(8) 10-8

Good win for Sowjanya over a promising 19 year old. Surprising struggle for Ankita against a low-ranked opponent.

Not sure why Ankita wasn't seeded in the qualifiers, even if she entered late. Once the entries are accepted, they make the seedings based on ranking (at least in the main draws); is there a different procedure for qualifiers??

[PKBasu]

Which brings up:

[R1] Ankita Raina (IND, 323) vs. Kayla Day (USA, 349; CH 122)
[R1] Sowjanya Bavisetti (IND, 649) vs. Zoe Hives (AUS, 520; CH 140)

[sameerph]

Also,

[R1] Pranjala Yadalaplli (IND,631) vs. (8) Yuki Naito (JPN,224)

Pranjala having the toughest match-up in first round. Ankita is also having a tough match-up. Ankita is top seed in doubles along with Arinia Rodionova.