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Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship: Multiple Asian Games medallist Vishnu Vardhan and youngster Maaya Revathi continue their winning run as they reached the quarterfinals in their respective categories of the ongoing 29th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship at the DLTA Complex here on Wednesday.

Top seed and former national champion Vishnu had to dig deep in the second-round match against Bhicky Sagolshem of Manipur as he registered a win by 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 in three sets. The Telangana player began the match on a positive note and broke Bhicky's serve twice, taking a 5-1 lead before the Manipur player won two back-to-back games to keep the first set alive.

However, Vishnu utilised his experience and played his shots with precision to win the first set. The second set witnessed a seesaw battle between both the players as the scores were level 5-5 at one point before the Manipuri player upped his ante and clinched the next two games to take the contest into the third set where Vishnu reigned supreme by a 6-2 margin.