Khushi Kadian from Haryana, alongside her partner Sanmita Harini from , secured the Under-16 doubles title at the Fenesta Open held at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi.
Their victory in this event keeps Kadian’s hopes alive for a remarkable hat-trick, as she also reached the finals in both the Under-16 and Under-14 singles categories.
In the finals played on Friday, the third-seeded duo defeated the fourth-seeded pairing of Eastern Patwa and Ranjana Sangram with a score of 6-3, 6-3. It was a long day for Kadian, who played her third match of the day.
Earlier, Kadian triumphed in her singles semifinals for both the Under-16 and Under-14 categories, losing only seven games combined. In the Under-16 event, she pulled off an upset against the third-seeded Aaradhya Meena, winning 6-0, 6-3. Kadian will face the seventh-seeded Ranjana Sangram in the finals, who defeated the fifth-seeded Akshita Antil 6-1, 6-4 in the other semifinal.
In the Under-14 event, Kadian advanced to the finals by overcoming Sanvi Mohan 6-1, 6-3. She will compete against the second seed, Siddhi Pandey, who made a remarkable comeback after trailing 5-1 in the second set to defeat the tenth-seeded Aradhana Tehlan 6-1, 7-6 (7-5).
In a related highlight, Chandigarh’s Ribhav Sarohah, who won the Under-18 title last week, has now reached the finals of the Under-16 singles, aiming for a double title. Sarohah dominated his semifinal against Kushagra Arora with a score of 6-0, 6-1 and will face unseeded Yashvin Dahiya in the finals. Dahiya secured his spot after a hard-fought victory over the eighth-seeded Vivian Mirda, winning 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.
The final for the boys’ Under-14 singles will feature Karnataka’s second-seeded Puneet Manohar against Telangana’s fifth-seeded S. Chintagunta. Manohar advanced by defeating the ninth-seeded Sujai Pothula 6-0, 6-2, losing only two games. Meanwhile, Chintagunta overcame the tenth-seeded Tanesh Nanda 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
In the boys’ Under-16 doubles, Rajasthan’s Vivian Mirda and Haryana’s Harsh Marwah claimed the title by beating the fourth-seeded pair of Kushagra Arora and Yash Sharma 6-4, 6-3.
In the boys’ Under-14 doubles, Maharashtra’s Aav Chhalani and Karnataka’s Puneet Manohar (top seeds) defeated the second-seeded pair of Aadeshbir Ghuman and Sparsh Patil 6-2, 6-2. The girls’ Under-14 doubles title was won by Maharashtra’s Sara Fengse and Trisha Bhosale (third seeds), who triumphed over the second-seeded Myra Shaikh and Joha Qureshi with a score of 7-5, 6-1.
Tennis enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting the finals as the Fenesta Open continues to showcase young talent.