Madhurima sawant

Open Gurugram W35: Harshini Viswanadh and Sharmada Balu entered the second and final round of qualifying at the ITF Women’s Open Gurugram W35 in contrasting styles at The Tennis Project here on Sunday.

In the opening round of qualifiers, the 17-year-old Harshini, who is ranked 37th on the AITA rankings, was stretched by Abhaya Vemuri, ranked 13 ranks below her, before eking out a 7-5, 3-6, 10-8 victory in the only match of the day that went to the decider.

Sharmada who is trying to make a comeback in the ITF circuit, upset a better ranked opponent than her -- Snigdha Patibandla in straight sets 6-1, 6-3.