Kimberly Birrell proved too good for Donna Vekic within the quarterfinals.
| Photograph Credit score: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM
Indonesia’s Janice Tjen loves butter nans and biryani rice as she talked about on the post-match interviews. Greater than that, it seems like she is having fun with her keep right here, and has tailored higher than most foreigners to the new and humid climate situations on the SDAT-Nungambakkam Stadium right here within the ongoing WTA 250 Chennai Open tennis match.
On Friday, the 23-year-old, seeded 4, performed a near-flawless recreation to outplay Mia Pohankova of Slovakia, the 17-year-old wild card entrant, making her debut in a 250 occasion, 6-3, 6-1. It was curtains for Croatia’s third seed Donna Vekic as she went right down to Kimberly Birrell, the seventh seed from Australia 6-4, 6-0.
Birrell will subsequent meet Joanna Garland. whereas Janice will conflict with Lanlana Tararudee of Thailand
Earlier, Garland of Taipei overcame fairly a troublesome problem from 35-year-old Arina Rodionova of Australia earlier than prevailing 6-2, 7-6(2).
In opposition to a taller participant like Pohankova, Janice was extra constant, correct together with her groundstrokes. Regardless of the Slovakian producing eight aces, it was her unforced errors and 6 double faults that had been her undoing.
Garland blew manner the Australian within the first set, with a barrage of highly effective groundstrokes. Rodionova, with little or no backswing both on her forehand or backhand, pushed Garland within the second set with good placements, and by drawing her to the web, used the lob to good impact. Nevertheless, Garland held her nerve within the tiebreaker.
The outcomes (quarterfinals): Janice Tjen (Ina) bt Mia Pohankova (Svk) 6-3, 6-1; Joanna Garland (Tpe) bt Arina Rodionova (Aus) 6-2, 7-6(2); Kimberly Birrell (Aus) bt Donna Vekic (Cro) 6-4, 6-0; Lanlana Tararudee (Tha) bt Polina Iatcenko (Rus) 6-0, 6-2.
Revealed – October 31, 2025 10:16 pm IST
