<p>Top seed Wing Yau Venise Chan of Hong Kong overwhelmed unseeded Yumi Miyazaki of Japan 6-2, 6-3 to clinch the $10,000 ITF Bidar Open title at the Police Training School courts here on Saturday.</p>.<p>In a match that lasted for little over an hour, Chan overcame a shaky first serve to put it past Miyakazi. Baseline rallies were the order of the day as the 23-year-old Chan grabbed the momentum with her power-packed ground strokes.<br /><br />The 371st-ranked Chan took the early initiative in the match as she broke Miyakazi’s serve in the first and fifth game to take a 4-1 lead. But the Japanese hit back to break Chan’s serve in the sixth game to narrow the lead. <br /><br />Chan, however, kept her nerve to finish off the set at 6-2. <br /><br />The second set followed a similar pattern as the first with Chan coming up with service breaks in the first and fifth games. Up 4-1, Chan had to deal with some fightback from Miyakazi with her service being broken in the sixth and eighth games.<br /><br />Chan, though, kept up the pressure pounding some fine winners to close out the set and match at 6-3. <br /><br />Cash award for Girisha<br /><br />Meanwhile, the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) has announced a cash award of Rs 1 lakh to Paralymic silver medallist H N Girisha, who was the chief guest on the concluding day of the championship.<br /><br />"It was an inspiring effort by Girisha and he has been a shining example to all sportspersons in the country and as a token appreciation of his achievement, the KSLTA is pleased to give him a cheque for Rs 1 lakh,” said C S Sunder Raju, Secretary, KSLTA.<br />Result (final, prefix denotes seeding): 1-Wing Yau Venise Chan (Hkg) bt Yumi Miyazaki (Jpn) 6-2, 6-3.</p>
<p>Top seed Wing Yau Venise Chan of Hong Kong overwhelmed unseeded Yumi Miyazaki of Japan 6-2, 6-3 to clinch the $10,000 ITF Bidar Open title at the Police Training School courts here on Saturday.</p>.<p>In a match that lasted for little over an hour, Chan overcame a shaky first serve to put it past Miyakazi. Baseline rallies were the order of the day as the 23-year-old Chan grabbed the momentum with her power-packed ground strokes.<br /><br />The 371st-ranked Chan took the early initiative in the match as she broke Miyakazi’s serve in the first and fifth game to take a 4-1 lead. But the Japanese hit back to break Chan’s serve in the sixth game to narrow the lead. <br /><br />Chan, however, kept her nerve to finish off the set at 6-2. <br /><br />The second set followed a similar pattern as the first with Chan coming up with service breaks in the first and fifth games. Up 4-1, Chan had to deal with some fightback from Miyakazi with her service being broken in the sixth and eighth games.<br /><br />Chan, though, kept up the pressure pounding some fine winners to close out the set and match at 6-3. <br /><br />Cash award for Girisha<br /><br />Meanwhile, the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) has announced a cash award of Rs 1 lakh to Paralymic silver medallist H N Girisha, who was the chief guest on the concluding day of the championship.<br /><br />"It was an inspiring effort by Girisha and he has been a shining example to all sportspersons in the country and as a token appreciation of his achievement, the KSLTA is pleased to give him a cheque for Rs 1 lakh,” said C S Sunder Raju, Secretary, KSLTA.<br />Result (final, prefix denotes seeding): 1-Wing Yau Venise Chan (Hkg) bt Yumi Miyazaki (Jpn) 6-2, 6-3.</p>
