PUNE. VaishnaviAdkar’s sparkling run to the final of the $100,000ITF event last week in Bengaluru is exactly the kind of spark women’s tennis in India needs ... “Reaching W100 final gets you into serious tennis ... She competed, she problem-solved ... .
Entering the BengaluruW100 as a wildcard, Adkar scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to reach the singles final of a W100 or higher event since Sania Mirza accomplished the feat in 2009.
Awaiting her in the final of the KPBTrustITFWomen’s OpenW100 was Belgium’s Hanne Vandewinkel, who knew the threat the home player carried into the match.</p><p>Vaishnavi had hunted down eighth-seeded Mai Hontama of Japan (world No.
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