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Maaya Rajeshwaran becomes first Indian woman since Sania Mirza to reach WTA quarter-final
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India’s 17-year-old tennis sensation Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi has become the first Indian woman since Sania Mirza in 2012 to reach the quarter-finals of a WTA Tour-level singles event. Ranked 669th in the world, Maaya defeated Polish qualifier Weronika Falkowska, ranked 277th, 6-4, 6-3 in straight sets in the second round of the Chennai Open.
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- Maaya’s breakthrough marks India’s return to the quarter-finals of a WTA Tour singles event after nearly 15 years.
- Sania Mirza last achieved the feat in February 2012, when she reached the quarter-finals of the Pattaya Open.
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