Bengaluru, Feb. 19 -- Vaishnavi Adkar delivered a statement win at the KPB Trust ITF Women's Open W100 Bengaluru 2026 today, battling past eighth seed Mai Hontama (JPN) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(8) in a pulsating three-set encounter to book her place in the Quarterfinals.
The 21-year-old Indian had to dig deep after a slow start as Hontama came out sharp, covering the baseline superbly and capitalising on Adkar's early errors to break in the second game. Dictating rallies with consistency and depth, the Japanese player carried that momentum through to take the opening set 6-2.
Adkar, however, transformed the contest in the second set.
Raising her intensity and stepping inside the baseline, she began forcing Hontama into uncomfortable positions. An e...