Maaya Rajeshwaran reaches Chennai Open quarterfinal

Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi became the first Indian woman since Sania Mirza in 2012 to reach a WTA Tour-level singles quarterfinal, before losing to Robin Montgomery at the Chennai Open. The 17-year-old’s run included a straight-sets win over Weronika Falkowska in the second round and ended with a 3-6, 3-6 quarterfinal defeat to the American. Rajeshwaran’s victory over Falkowska on Wednesday secured her place in the last eight, ending a wait of nearly 15 years for an Indian woman to reach that stage of a WTA Tour-level singles event. She won 6-4, 6-3, despite a difficult start, and saved the match with a third attempt after Falkowska fought off two match points. The result followed Rajeshwaran’s first-round win over Katarzyna Kawa, her first victory in a WTA Tour-level main draw. She had also won a professional title at an ITF event in Lagos earlier in the season, according to her account of her progress. Montgomery, 22, took control after Rajeshwaran opened the quarterfinal by breaking her serve. The American won the first set and continued to apply pressure in the second. Rajeshwaran broke back once and narrowed the deficit to 3-4, but Montgomery closed out the match. The...