Shrivalli thrives with courage
The Hindu
Weathers two match points to get the better of Arthi
Shrivalli Bhamidipaty stayed calm and stroked fiercely at the crunch as she survived two match points to beat Arthi Muniyan 2-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the first round of the $15,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament at the Tennis Project, Baliawas, on Tuesday.
Arthi played remarkably well, but from 4-2, 40-15 in the decider, she wavered a bit with the intensity of her strokes to let Shrivalli, who had won the national crown at the same venue last year, back into the match.
At 5-3 on her serve, Arthi had two match points, but erred with her strokes, even as Shrivalli fired on all cylinders, not worried about the result.
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