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Both lost. New low for Pranjala losing to a current #72 junior?

[Q] Natasha PALHA (832) 0-6 6-7 Britt GEUKENS (BEL,637)
[5] Pranjala YADLAPALLI (480) 3-6 2-6 [Q] Karolina BERANKOVA (CZE,886)

Damn, I was/am expecting Pranjala to do what Karman did last year, getting up from top 500 to top 300. But, she starts the year with 2 poor losses in back to back weeks.

Looks like Pranjala decided to extend her trip as she is in the Q-draw for this week seeded #1. Let's hope the doubles final run last week and the Q matches take her game to the level where she stands.

$15,000 Sharm El Sheikh,Egypt

QR1 Pranjala YADLAPALLI (IND) [1] BYE
QR2 Pranjala YADLAPALLI (IND) [1] 6-2 6-2 Yu SHAN (CHN)
FQR Pranjala YADLAPALLI (IND,478) [1] vs Barbora MIKLOVA (CZE,906) [9]

FQR Pranjala YADLAPALLI (IND,478) [1] l. Barbora MIKLOVA (CZE,906) [9] 2-6 5-7.

This week in the women's tournament, Sri Vaishnavi Peddi Reddy and Bhuvana Kalva qualified for the main draw with some good wins.

QR1
Sri Vaishnavi PEDDI REDDY (IND) BYE
Bhuvana KALVA (IND) BYE

QR2
Sri Vaishnavi PEDDI REDDY (IND) 6-4 7-6(4) Melissa MORALES (GUA,1213) [12]
Bhuvana KALVA (IND) 6-0 6-3 Akiho KAKUYA (JPN,1180) [10]

FQR
Sri Vaishnavi PEDDI REDDY (IND) 6-4 4-6 6-1 Nadja RAMSKOGLER (AUT)
Bhuvana KALVA (IND) 6-2 6-4 Kanako OSAFUNE (JPN)

Main Draw
R1
[Q] Sri Vaishnavi PEDDI REDDY (IND) Vs Rio Katagawa (JPN,925)
[Q] Bhuvana KALVA (IND) Vs [Q] Maria Paulina PEREZ-GARCIA (COL,1179)
Sai Samhitha CHAMARTHI (IND,859) Vs [Q] Greet MINNEN (BEL,1090)

All 3 Indian players lost in first round.

R1

[Q] Sri Vaishnavi PEDDI REDDY (IND,NR) l. Rio Katagawa (JPN,925) 36 26
[Q] Bhuvana KALVA (IND,NR) l. [Q] Maria Paulina PEREZ-GARCIA (COL,1179) 63 67(4) 46
Sai Samhitha CHAMARTHI (IND,859) l. [Q] Greet MINNEN (BEL,1090) 46 06

Bhuvana put up a very good fight.

From next week we will have stronger contingent here with Rutuja, Zeel and Kanika all going there.

Bhuvana and Nidhi qualified for the main draw this week.

Q1
Bhuvana KALVA (IND) BYE
Ashmitha EASWARAMURTHI (IND) BYE
Anna KLASEN (GER) 6-1 7-5 Moulika RAM (IND)
Nidhi CHILUMULA (IND) [5] BYE

Q2
Bhuvana KALVA (IND) 7-6(4) 6-3 Nathalie JOHANSSON (SWE)
Fang-Hsien WU (TPE) Walkover Ashmitha EASWARAMURTHI (IND)
Nidhi CHILUMULA (IND) [5] 6-4 6-2 Alexa PITT (USA)

Q3
Bhuvana KALVA (IND) 6-0 6-2 Barbora MIKLOVA (CZE) [1]
Nidhi CHILUMULA (IND) [5] 6-3 6-3 Yuka HOSOKI (JPN) [11]

Nice upset win by Bhuvana over qualifying top seed.

So, we have a big continent of 7 players in the main draw this week.

Main draw-

[R1] (WC) Sri Vaishnavi PEDDI REDDY (IND,NR) vs. (1) Nastja KOLAR (SLO,411)
[R1] Zeel DESAI (IND,707) vs. Alexandra RILEY (USA,838)
[R1] Sai Samhitha CHAMARTHI (IND,934) vs. (Q) Alicia SMITH (AUS,1039)
[R1] (Q) Nidhi CHILUMULA (IND,967) vs. (7) Julia TERZIYSKA (BUL,594)
[R1] (Q) Bhuvana KALVA (IND,NR) vs. (Q) Pei Hsuan CHEN (TPE,974)
[R1] (4) Rutuja BHOSALE (IND,545) vs. Kumi SO (JPN,784)
[R1] Kanika VAIDYA (IND,674) vs. (WC) Greet MINNEN (BEL,766)

Vaishnavi has the toughest match against top seed while Kanika has a tough one too against a former top 300 player who seems to be making a comeback from injury.

Results so far:

Zeel DESAI (IND) 6-2 6-0 Alexandra RILEY (USA)
Alicia SMITH (AUS) 1-6 7-6(7) 6-3 Sai Samhitha CHAMARTHI (IND)

Yuliya LYSA (UKR) / Shalimar TALBI (BLR) 6-2 6-2 Lamis ALHUSSEIN ABDEL AZIZ (EGY) / Ashmitha EASWARAMURTHI (IND)
Karolina BERANKOVA (CZE) / Barbora MIKLOVA (CZE) 6-4 5-7 [10-5] Sai Samhitha CHAMARTHI (IND) / Giulia CRESCENZI (ITA)
Zeel DESAI (IND) / Anna KLASEN (GER) 6-4 6-0 Ola ABOU ZEKRY (EGY) / Mariam BOLKVADZE (GEO)
Rutuja BHOSALE (IND) / Kanika VAIDYA (IND) [4] 6-1 6-0 Nidhi CHILUMULA (IND) / Mariana CORREA (ECU)

Wow! I don't know what happened here

Barbora MIKLOVA (CZE) 6-3 6-2 Sri Vaishnavi PEDDI REDDY (IND)
Zeel DESAI (IND) 6-2 6-0 Alexandra RILEY (USA)
Alicia SMITH (AUS) 1-6 7-6(7) 6-3 Sai Samhitha CHAMARTHI (IND)
Julia TERZIYSKA (BUL) [7] 6-2 6-2 Nidhi CHILUMULA (IND)
Bhuvana KALVA (IND) 6-2 6-4 Pei Hsuan CHEN (TPE)
Kumi SO (JPN) 6-2 6-2 Rutuja BHOSALE (IND) [4]
Greet MINNEN (BEL) 6-1 6-0 Kanika VAIDYA (IND)

Yes, these are disastrous results especially the losses of Rutuja and Kanika. So, only 2 Indians in the second round.

[R2] Zeel DESAI (IND,707) vs. (LL) Barbora MIKLOVA (CZE,913)

[R2] (Q) Bhuvana KALVA (IND,NR) vs. (5) Mariam BOLKVADZE (GEO,584)

Zeel was slated to play the top seed but how lucky that she is now facing a lucky loser. Hope she takes advantage of this. Considering her Junior circuit success, she is clearly under-ranked.

Zeel gets the win in straight and Bhuvana puts up a good fight against a seed after getting bagled in first set.

[R2] Zeel DESAI (IND,707) d. (LL) Barbora MIKLOVA (CZE,913) 63 75

[R2] (Q) Bhuvana KALVA (IND,NR) l. (5) Mariam BOLKVADZE (GEO,584) 06 62 46

Next,

[QF] Zeel DESAI (IND,707) vs. (7) Julia TERZIYSKA (BUl,540)

This is a tough one for Zeel. Julia won back to back titles last month in Egypt and so is on a 12 match winning streak.

sameerph wrote: ↑Thu Apr 05, 2018 4:20 pm This is a tough one for Zeel. Julia won back to back titles last month in Egypt and so is on a 12 match winning streak.

Wouldn't this also make her one tired lady also...

Defeating east Europeans is one of the toughest things. Tennis is in their genes and they play like their is no tomorrow.

[QF] Zeel DESAI (IND,707) l. (7) Julia TERZIYSKA (BUl,540) : 6-0, 1-6, 3-6