Rishika stuns Celine Cattaneo

Pune: Rishika Sunkara stunned fourth-seeded 7-5, 6-4 Frenchwoman Celine Cattaneo to enter the quarterfinals of the LIC-ITF women's tennis championships on Wednesday.

 

The results (all Indians unless mentioned): Singles (2nd round): Sachie Ishizu (Jpn) bt Hua-Chen Lee (Tpe) 7-5, 6-2; Rishika Sunkara bt Celine Cattaneo (Fra) 7-5, 6-4; Ksenia Kirillova (Rus) bt Melis Sezer (Tur) 6-3, 6-4; Anja Prislan (Slo) bt Anamika Bhargava (USA) 6-1, 6-1; Tamara Curovic (Srb) bt Miki Miyamura (Jpn) 7-6 (7), 6-4; Nicha Lertipitaksinchai (Tha) bt Deniz Khazaniuk (Isr) 6-4, 6-2; Peangtarn Plipuech (Tha) bt Mai Minokoshi (Jpn) 6-4, 6-4; Jia-Jing Lu (Chn) bt Pei-Chi Lee (Tpe) 6-4, 7-5.

The Hindu

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