Chennai, Jan. 21 -- Rising Chennai star Diya Ramesh won her first qualifying round in the girls singles event at the AustralianOpen Juniors today beating world number 86 D. Anita Tu of USA in straight sets 7-5, 6-2.
With this win, DIya hs moved into the second round.
Diya of the Next Level programme, an initiative of Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) and supported by Bajaj Finserv, playedsome exceptionally good aggressive tennis right from the start and did not allow her opponent to settle into her rhythm.
She was up 5-2 in the first set when the opponent showed signs of fighting back to level the score at 5-5. Diya managed to hang onand win the set 7-5, TNTA said in a release.
Diya got off to a flying start in the second holding her...