Batra moves into 2nd round

It took a long time, but Ratnika Batra could finally sigh in relief. The seventh-seeded local girl needed over two hours to prevail 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 over compatriot Smriti Joon and move into Round Two of the Gail $10,000 ITF tournament at the DLTA Complex on Tuesday.

It took a long time, but Ratnika Batra could finally sigh in relief. The seventh-seeded local girl needed over two hours to prevail 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 over compatriot Smriti Joon and move into round two of the Gail $10,000 ITF tournament at the DLTA Complex on Tuesday.

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She is to play in the main draw of the Junior French Open later in the month.

In another match, top-seeded Kyra Shroff defeated Kamonwan Buayam of Thailand 6-2, 6-4 after losing three match-points.