Y. Pranjala shocked top seed Yuki Naito of Japan in the girls’ singles quarterfinals at the BVG India-MSLTA B1 ITF Asian junior tennis. The Indian, ranked 94th, won 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 against her Japanese opponent, ranked No. 29.
Hong Kong’s Anthony Tang, ranked 125, advanced to the boys’ singles semifinals, defeating World No. 27 Horie Toru of Japan 6-2, 6-2 at the MSLTA School of Tennis, Balewadi tennis complex.
Pranjala won her singles quarterfinal in just over two hours. The Indian also made the doubles semifinal with Aikawa Mayuka of Japan.
The results (Indians unless specified):
Quarterfinals: Boys singles: Anthony Tang (HK) bt Horie Toru (Jpn) 6-2, 6-2; Tajima Naoki (Jpn) bt Zhao Lingxi (Chn) 7-6 (5), 6-2; Yuta Shimizu (Jpn) bt Lyu Chenqze (Chn)) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5; Lim Alberto (Phi) bt Yunosuke Tanaka (Jpn) 7-5, 6-1. Doubles: Horie Toru & Yunosuke Tanaka (Jpn) bt Siddhant Banthia (Ind) & Rimpei Kawakami (Jpn) 6-1, 7-5; B.R. Nikshep & Alberto Lim (Phi) bt Seon Yong Han & Ching Lam (Kor) 6-3, 6-2.
Yuta Shimizu & Naoki Tajima (Jpn) bt Vorachon Rakpuangchon (Tha) & Anthony Tang (HK) 6-3, 6-2; Lyu Chengze & Zhao Lingxi (Chn) bt Mu Tao & Chun Hsin Tseng (Chn) 7-6(4), 7-6(2).
Girls singles: Y. Pranjala bt Yuki Naito (Jpn) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4; Khim Iglupas (Phi) bt Naho Sato (Jpn) 6-2, 6-3; Xiyu Wang (Chn) bt Mahak Jain 6-2, 6-0; Yang Lee Chn) bt Zhuoma Ni Ma (Chn) 7-5, 6-3.
Doubles: Liu Yanni & Wang Xiyu (Chn) bt Chn Du Zhima & Yuki Naito (Jpn) 3-6, 6-3 (12-10); Kahfiani Rifanty (Ina) & Lee Yang (Tpe) bt Mahak Jain & Snehal Mane (Ind) 6-3, 6-2; Nagata Anri & Sato Naho (Jpn) bt Ni Ma Zhuoma & Mi Zhuoma You (Chn) 5-7, 6-2 (10-5); Aikawa Mayuka (Jpn) & Pranjala Yadlapalli (Ind) bt Iglupas Khim & Sato Himari 6-4, 7-6(5).
