Vaishnavi Adkar wins maiden ITF singles title

Vaishnavi Adkar clinched her maiden ITF Pro singles title on Saturday at the W15 Women's Tennis Championship in Ahmedabad.

Vaishnavi delivered a commanding performance as she defeated Denmark's Elena Jamshidi 6-2, 6-1 in an hour in the women's singles final.

By winning the ITF Pro singles title, the 20-year-old became the first player from Pune in three years to win a professional women's singles title after Rutuja Bhosale.

Vaishnavi also won the women's doubles title by pairing up with Pooja Ingle. Vaishnavi and Pooja defeated the Japanese combination of Anri Nagata and Honoka Kobayashi 6-3, 2-6, 12-10 to win the doubles title.

"I feel pretty good with I played, and I played pretty solid tennis. Even today, I was pretty confident that I was a good thing," Vaishnavi said after winning the match.

"I would like to thank AITA for conducting such tournaments in the home country. It is always an advantage for us to play here. So I am very grateful for that. I would also like to thank my sponsors for supporting me throughout this journey," she added.