<p>Qualifier Karman Kaur Thandi took out third-seeded Shweta Rana 6-3, 6-1 to become the only Indian to reach the singles semifinal of the $10,000 ITF women tournament at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) complex on Thursday.</p>.<p> <br /><br />Karman, who has been doing well on the junior circuit, with her strong serve and power-packed groundstrokes made it a one-sided affair and Rana couldn’t live with her.<br /><br />Karman’s power was too much for Shwetha as she lost the first set 6-3. Thoughts of a comeback for the third-seed girl were nipped in the bud as the dominant Karman broke again to take the set and the match.<br /><br />The 16-year-old Delhi girl will now be up against Kim Dabin of Korea. Kim saw off a strong challenge from Indian Simran Kaur Sethi 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and 24 minutes.<br /><br />Simran fought tooth and nail in both the sets but KIm won crucial points in both the sets to take the encounter.<br /><br />In the other quarterfinal, wildcard Vaniya Dangwal began on a promising note to take the first set against sixth-seeded Katherine IP of Hong Kong. <br /><br />But Katherine slowly raised the bar to get the hold of the match by the third set to win 6-4, 2-6, 0-2. The match lasted nearly three hours.<br /><br />Katherine now faces Kanami Tsuji of Japan for a place in the final. Kanami accounted for another Indian Sai Samhitha Chamarthi 6-1, 6-3 to enter into the semifinals.<br /><br />The Japanese had little trouble as Samhitha bowed down tamely. She lost the first set 6-1 and although she put up a better resistance in the second, she still lost 6-3.<br /><br />Results:(Singles quarterfinals, Indians unless mentioned otherwise): 6-Katherine IP (Hkg) bt Vaniya Dangwal 4-6, 6-2, 6-0, Tsuji Kanami bt Sai Samhitha Chamarthi 6-1, 6-3, Karman Kaur Thandi bt 3-Shweta Rana 6-3, 6-1, Kim Dabin bt Simran Kaur Sethi 6-4, 6-3.</p>
<p>Qualifier Karman Kaur Thandi took out third-seeded Shweta Rana 6-3, 6-1 to become the only Indian to reach the singles semifinal of the $10,000 ITF women tournament at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) complex on Thursday.</p>.<p> <br /><br />Karman, who has been doing well on the junior circuit, with her strong serve and power-packed groundstrokes made it a one-sided affair and Rana couldn’t live with her.<br /><br />Karman’s power was too much for Shwetha as she lost the first set 6-3. Thoughts of a comeback for the third-seed girl were nipped in the bud as the dominant Karman broke again to take the set and the match.<br /><br />The 16-year-old Delhi girl will now be up against Kim Dabin of Korea. Kim saw off a strong challenge from Indian Simran Kaur Sethi 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and 24 minutes.<br /><br />Simran fought tooth and nail in both the sets but KIm won crucial points in both the sets to take the encounter.<br /><br />In the other quarterfinal, wildcard Vaniya Dangwal began on a promising note to take the first set against sixth-seeded Katherine IP of Hong Kong. <br /><br />But Katherine slowly raised the bar to get the hold of the match by the third set to win 6-4, 2-6, 0-2. The match lasted nearly three hours.<br /><br />Katherine now faces Kanami Tsuji of Japan for a place in the final. Kanami accounted for another Indian Sai Samhitha Chamarthi 6-1, 6-3 to enter into the semifinals.<br /><br />The Japanese had little trouble as Samhitha bowed down tamely. She lost the first set 6-1 and although she put up a better resistance in the second, she still lost 6-3.<br /><br />Results:(Singles quarterfinals, Indians unless mentioned otherwise): 6-Katherine IP (Hkg) bt Vaniya Dangwal 4-6, 6-2, 6-0, Tsuji Kanami bt Sai Samhitha Chamarthi 6-1, 6-3, Karman Kaur Thandi bt 3-Shweta Rana 6-3, 6-1, Kim Dabin bt Simran Kaur Sethi 6-4, 6-3.</p>
