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Mumbai Open WTA: One of the brightest spots in Indian tennis currently, 15-year-old Maaya Rajeshwaran continued her brilliant form, and dream run of results, as she progressed to the semi-final of the Mumbai Open WTA 125 Series, here at the iconic Cricket Club of India.

Hailing from Coimbatore, and trained by R Manoj Kumar served up quite the performance in front of a packed house, as she saw off the challenge from Mei Yamaguchi in the quarterfinal with a scoreline of 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Maaya’s win means, she is now the only Indian to still be in contention for the top prize in the singles draw at the ongoing L&T Mumbai Open WTA 125 Series. Maaya will now take on Jil Teichmann in the semifinals on Saturday.

Maaya had a rocky start, trailing 1-3 after four games played in the first set. But, she made an incredible comeback and won the last three games on the trot to claim the first set 6-4. The second set saw Mei Yamaguchi fight hard for every point in an extremely tight contest. The score was 3-3 after which the Japanese moved through the gears quickly, to bring the contest to level pegging.