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Karman to meet Ukranian Anastasiya in girls final

Sixth seeded Delhi girl Karman Kaur ousted compatriot Nidhi Surapaneni in straight sets.

Mumbai: Sixth seeded Delhi girl Karman Kaur ousted compatriot Nidhi Surapaneni in straight sets to breeze into the girls singles final of the CCI-ITF junior tennis tournament here today.

The 15-year-old Karman, who won 6-3 6-3, will meet 16-year–old Ukranian Anastasiya Klymenko in the final tomorrow at the Cricket Club of India's courts.

Anastasiya defeated India's Sanjana Sudhir 6-3 6-4 in 90 minutes in the other semi final.

India's challenge in the boys' event ended when Paramvier Singh Bajwa of Chandigarh was easily disposed off by Thailand's left-handed Chanudom Wiriyajanyong in the semi- finals.

The Thai boy, who knocked out top seeded Ukranian Alexey Prokopchuk in the quarters, was at his best against Paramveer to record a facile 6-4 6-2 victory.

He will take on third seeded Chak Pong Lam, of Hong Kong, in the final after the latter ousted second seeded Sri Lankan Sharmal Dissanayake 6-0 6-2 in less than one hour in the other semi final.

( Source : PTI )
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