Sunkara sparkles

Sunkara scored a 6-4, 6-2 win over qualifier Varunya Wongteanchai of Thailand in an hour and 42 minutes. Sunkara broke the young Thai player in the second game in the first set and the fourth and sixth games in the second set.

Meanwhile, third seed Peangtarn Plipuech of Thailand outplayed qualifier Kyra Shroff 6-3, 6-1, while last week’s runners up Deniz Khazaniuk scored a comfortable 6-2, 6-3 win over wild card entrant and local girl Ashvarya Shrivastava.

In the best match of the day, fourth seeded Frenchwoman Celine Cattaneo survived a scare before scoring a 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-4 win over another wildcard Sharmada Balu.