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Gurugram win a huge achievement: Sahaja
The Hindu
She hopes to keep playing as many tournaments as possible
She hopes to keep playing as many tournaments as possible
V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM
HYDERABAD
For Y. Sahaja, who claimed her second ITF women’s ($25,000) singles title in Gurugram, it was another big step in realising her goal of breaking into the top-300 in the world rankings.
The 21-year-old Sahaja, who has been coached by Ceaser Morales at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence (PDCSE) in Bengaluru for the last two months, said that the Gurugram win was a huge achievement.
“I didn’t have any expectations when I entered the event, as I was taking it round by round. Everything fell in place, and I am glad to have won the title,” said Sahaja.
Like many young kids, Sahaja, too, started dabbling in tennis at the age of 10 at the Saroornagar Indoor Stadium to stay fit, with one of the staff Sattaiah helping her. But as the days passed by, she got hooked up to the sport and joined the Sinnet Tennis Academy.
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