In the first match of the day, Dev V Javia justified his top billing as he comfortably won 6-1, 6-0 against fellow Gujarat player Rudra Pratap Bhatt.

The second match of the opening day saw unseeded Nitin Jaipul Singh fight back against 4th-seed Uddayvir Singh to win the match 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. 3rd-seed Chirag Duhan found a worthy opponent in Haryana boy Ajay Malik, but eventually registered a victory in straight sets 6-4, 6-3. In the final match of the Boys’ category, unseeded Mohit A Bondree pulled off an upset as he defeated 2nd-seed Krishan Hooda 6-4, 7-5.

The Girls’ category witnessed its own share of upsets as unseeded Vaishnavi Adkar defeated 3rd-seed Sarah Dev convincingly in straight sets 6-3, 6-3. 4th-seed Sandeepti Singh Rao was also outplayed by unseeded Sanjana Sirimalla as the latter put on a clinical performance to win 6-2, 6-2. However, top-seed Reshma Maruri calmly fought off a late comeback by Nikita Vishwase to defeat her 6-2, 6-4 and proceed to the next stage. Similarly, 2nd-seed Akanksha Nitture cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Uttar Pradesh player Vanshika Choudhary.

The two winning players will then participate in the Roland-Garros Junior Qualifiers in Paris, with a chance to play in the Roland-Garros Junior Championships.

Results –

Boys :

Dev V Javia (1) bt Rudra Pratap Bhatt 6-1, 6-0 ;

Nitin Jaipal Singh bt Uddayvir Singh (4) 2-6, 6-4,6-4 ;

Chirag Duhan (3) bt Ajay Malik 6-4, 6-3 ;

Mohit A Bondree bt Krishan Hooda (2) 6-4, 7-5.

Girls :

Reshma Maruri (1) bt Nikita Anand Vishwase 6-2, 6-4 ;

Sanjana Sirimalla bt Sandeepti Singh Rao (4) 6-2, 6-2 ;

Vaishnavi Adkar bt Sarah Dev (3) 6-3, 6-3 ;

Akanksha Nitture (2) bt Vanshika Choudhary 6-3, 6-2 .