India, Feb. 2 -- Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi just smiles and nods as her Indian seniors on the tennis circuit applaud for her picking up the first-ever WTA Tour points. She knew she would be getting a world rank for the first time, a wild card into qualification for the L&T Mumbai Open, a WTA 125 event.

The 15-year-old from Coimbatore, competing at a tournament of this level for the first time, came up with an impressive 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 win over world No.265 Nicole Fossa Huergo of Italy. She's now a step away from achieving her immediate target.

"I had to win today," she tells HT. "Before getting into the tournament, when I got to know I got the wild card, I wanted to qualify for the main draw. That's the goal this week."

Maaya's time on t...