French Open: India's Maaya Rajeshwaran crashes out of Roland Garros qualifiers
Maaya Rajeshwaran made a heartbreaking exit from the French Open after failing to go past the qualifying rounds of the girls singles. On Thursday, May 29, the 15-year-old lost to Great Britain's Brooke Black in straight sets. Black won the match 6-2, 6-3 and will next be up against Australia's Tahlia Kokkinis, who defeated France's Emma Fulvia Wiensfeld 6-2, 6-2 in the opening round.advertisementMaaya had troubles with her visa, which was earlier delayed due to the procedures despite her submitting all the documents. She reached the venue hours before the match and would now have to return empty-handed. Maaya also took part in the Australian Open girls singles last year when she lost to Sonja Zhenikhova.Earlier this year, Maaya became the youngest player to break into the top 700 of the current WTA rankings after she advanced to the semifinals of the Mumbai Open. The youngster trains at the Rafael Nadal Academy in Mallorca.
In other results in the ongoing French Open, Manas Dhamne went through to the second round of the boy's singles after beating Romania's Alejandro Mateo Berge Nourescu 6-2, 6-2. Manas will look for a berth in the main draw when he faces Kazakhstan's Damir Zhalgasbay. advertisementRethin Pranav Senthil Kumar failed to go through to the second round after the Netherlands' Hidde Schoenmakers beat him 6-4, 6-4. Schoenmakers will next lock horns with Australia's Cruz Hewitt, son of the legendary Lleyton Hewitt. Hitesh Chauhan defeated Italy's Gabriele Crivellaro 6-3, 6-0 in the first round. Chauhan will next lock horns with Brazil's Victor Cunha Winheski de Lima in the second round. Must Watch
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