New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Fourth seed Snigdha Kanta and seventh seed Mannan Agarwal delivered standout performances today to reach the semifinals of the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship in their respective categories at the DLTA Complex here.
In the Girls U-16 Singles quarterfinal, Snigdha held her nerve in crucial moments and defeated Diya Chaudhary in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 to move to the next round of the tournament. Snigdha was behind by 2-4 at the halfway stage after Diya broke her serve with a sublime forehand.
The Karnataka player came roaring back, winning four consecutive games to secure the first set. The second set was tightly contested, with both players trading break points twice to reach 4-4. However, Snigdha's speed and...