Nigeria, July 25 -- The 2025 WTT Contender Lagos roared into full swing on Thursday, 24 July, delivering high drama, quivering upsets, and electric rallies.

This breathtaking performance lit up the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall inside the Teslim Balogun Stadium.

But no moment resonated louder than the stunning fall of world number six and women's top seed Hina Hayata; a defeat that sent shockwaves across the continent and beyond.

In a match that typified the unpredictability of the WTT circuit, India's Sreeja Akula, seeded ninth and defending her Lagos crown, came out sharp, focused, and fearless.

She blitzed past Hayata in straight sets, 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-3), in what may already be considered one of the tournament's most defining moment...