Second-seeded Aadit Zaveri of Mumbai grew to become the one seeded participant who failed to succeed in the semifinals of the HCL-SRFI Indian Tour–Delhi leg, a PSA Challenger Tour, at Shiv Nadar University on Sunday.
For the second time, sixth-seeded Rahul Bathia of JSW Academy, Thane tamed Aadit 10-12, 12-10, 4-11, 11-3, 11-6 which lasted 49 minutes within the males’s quarterfinals. In the Chennai leg held final week, the identical rivals met within the last-eight stage and the outcome was the identical.
“This time it was a tight match for me. After I lost the third set, I was down but I told myself that I wanted to win the tournament and not just this match. I motivated myself to win the next two. I will be facing Velavan (Senthilkuamr who won the Chennai leg) in the semifinals and I know it will not be easy for me but I will play better,” Rahul advised indianexpress.com after the match.
Velavan, seeded No. 3, thrashed Navneeth Prabhu 11-1, 11-8, 11-0 in 26 minutes whereas No.1 and No. 4 seeds Abhishek Agarwal and Abhishek Pradhan accomplished the semifinal lineup within the males’s class.
Fifth-seeded Sandeep Ramachandran stretched Agarwal though the No. 1 gained in straight units 11-2, 13-11, 11-2 however it took 44 minutes to complete. However, Pradhan confronted little bother as he scored a straightforward 11-4, 11-7, 11-6 win over Jaideep Sethi in 18 minutes.
Sunayna Kuruvilla and Tanvi Khanna, the highest two seeds within the ladies’s, entered the semifinals with out a lot fuss with straight wins over teen rivals unseeded Anahat Singh of Delhi and 9-16 seed Akshaya Sri of Chennai, respectively and in fast time too.
Third seed Urwashi Joshi survived anxious moments towards one other teen from Chennai, sixth seed Abhisheka Shannon 12-10, 6-11, 12-10, 11-7 which took 28 minutes.
The final ladies’s quarterfinal match between 9-16 seeds Tiana Parasrampuria and Anjali Semwal, each from Mumbai, the latter gained a five-setter 11-9, 4-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-7 after a 37-minute battle. On Saturday, Tiana had gained a facile win over fourth-seeded Aishwarya Khubchandani however may repeat the shape towards her metropolis rival.
Semifinal line-up (from 11 am)
WOMEN: 1-Sunayna Kuruvilla vs 3-Urwashi Joshi; Anjali Semwal vs 2-Tanvi Khanna; MEN: 1-Abhishek Agarwal vs 4-Abhishek Pradhan; 3-Velavan Senthilkumar vs Rahul Baitha;
Quarterfinal outcomes
WOMEN: Anjali Semwal bt Tiana Parasrampuria 11-9, 4-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-7; 2-Tanvi Khanna bt Akshaya Sri 11-2, 11-5, 11-8; 3-Urwashi Joshi bt 6-Abhisheka Shannon 12-10, 6-11, 12-10, 11-7 , 1-Sunayna Kuruvilla bt Anahat Singh 11-6, 11-8, 11-3.
MEN: 3-Velavan bt Navaneeth Prabhu 11-1, 11-8, 11-0; 6- Rahul Baitha bt 2-Aadit Zaveri 10-12, 12-10, 4-11, 11-3, 11-6; 1-Abhishek Agarwal bt 5-Sandeep Ramachandran 11-2, 13-11, 11-2; 4-Abhishek Pradhan bt Jaideep Sethi 11-4, 11-7, 11-6.