Manoj Godara , Chandigarh 11 June : Qualifier Mehak Singh beat Bhuvana K. (AP) in four hours match. First set went to Mehak 6-1, Bhuvana took the second set 6-4, and Mehak wrap up the match by winning the final set 6-4. In another Semi final Lucky Loser Aishwarya Agarwal beat qualifier Sowjanya Bavisetti 6-2, 6-2. It was a sweet revenge for Aishwarya Agarwal because she has lost to Sowjanya in the final qualifying round. In the Men’s singles 3rd seed Vignesh upset top seed Chandril in a neck to neck battle 6-4, 7-6 (5). Shahbaaz Khan of (Mah) upset 2nd Seed Prateek Bhambri of (DLI) in a match which lasted three hours, final score was 7-5, 6-7, 6-1. The other results are as below:-
WOMEN’s (SEMI FINAL ROUND)
Mehak Singh (Q1) (CHD) bt Bhuvana K. (Q7) (AP) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, Aishwarya Aggarwal (MP) (LL2) bt Sowjanya Bavisetti (Q5) 6-2, 6-2.
MEN’s (SEMI FINAL ROUND)
Vignesh Veerbhadran (3) (TN) bt Chandril Sood (1) (UP) 6-4, 7-6 (5), Shahbaaz Khan (MAH) bt Prateek Bhambri (DLI) (2) 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-1.
WOMEN’s (SEMI FINAL ROUND)-DOUBLES
Aishwarya Agarwal (MP)/Natasha Palha (MAH) bt Jilke Nelord (DLI)/Renuka Keswani (DLI) 6-4, 6-1, Garima Vatwani (DLI)/Sowjanya Bavisetti (AP) bt Anushree Thamnna (KAR)/Dipti Srivastava (WB) (3) 6-2, 6-4.
MEN’s (SEMI FINAL ROUND)-DOUBLES
Saurav Panja (WB)/Manoj Sewa (WB) (1) bt Monal Chillar (HAR)/Rubal Shandilya (MAH) 6-1, 6-1, Prateek Bhambri (DLI)/Yogesh Phogat (HAR) (HSIIDC) (2) bt Digvijay S. Mehta (HP)/Shahbaaz Khan (MAH) 4-6, 6-2, 11-9.