Laxmi dandu

Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship: Top seeds Laxmi Dandu and Dheeraj KS reached the finals of the qualifiers of the 29th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship in their respective categories at the DLTA Complex, here on Sunday.

Telangana's Laxmi began the second-round match of the women's singles category on top after getting a bye in the first round. She quickly took the lead in the first set with her sublime baseline play and then registered a 6-2, 6-0 victory in straight sets against Mahi Trivedi of Gujarat. She will now face Tamil Nadu's Vitula Velumani for a place in the main draw.

Dheeraj of Tamil Nadu continued his winning run in the tournament and moved into the finals of the qualifiers after beating Maharashtra's Pranav Korade in a three-set thriller by 6-3, 3-6, (10-8). The top seed began the match on a positive note and quickly took a two-game lead before winning the first set.