NEW DELHI: Top-seed Mann Maulik Shah and 4th-seed Shaikh Humera booked their tickets for the International Finals of the Roland-Garros Junior Wild Card Series to be held in Paris as the two players won their respective Final matches of the India-edition of the Roland-Garros Junior Wild-Card Series 2019 held here Wednesday at the clay courts of the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA).
Roland-Garros brand ambassador Justine Henin witnessed the action on the final day, along with Lucas Dubourg, head of International Development, French Tennis Federation (FFT) and Suman Kapur, joint secretary of All India Tennis Association (AITA).
While top-seed Shah who won the final in the Boys category as the boy from Gujarat defeated 4th-seed Madhwin Kamath in straight sets 7-6(1), 6-2; 4th-seed Shaikh Humera came out on top in the Girls category of the competition as she defeated unseeded Sarah Dev 7-5, 6-3 in the final.
Kapur lauded AITA's five-year association with FFT, saying: "It is a great association that we have had with the French Tennis Federation over the course of these five years. Our players from across the country, have been given a perfect platform through Roland-Garros Junior Wild Card Series, and I hope that they are able to make the most of it by learning from legends like Justine herself."
Dubourg noted: “I would like to thank the AITA for their continued support to the Roland-Garros Junior Wild Card Series. It has been a pleasure to work with them for a fifth year running since 2015. I would also like to thank Justine for coming down to India, to share her experience and knowledge with these young players. My advice to this talented bunch of players is that they have to believe in their dreams, and should believe in themselves to lift the actual Roland-Garros trophy in the future. I would like to wish them all the very best.”
Mann Maulik Shah and Shaikh Humera will now get a chance to compete at the International Finals of the Roland-Garros Junior Wild Card Series with winners from China and Brazil, where the eventual winners will get the chance to be a part of the Roland-Garros 2019 Junior Draw.
Following are the results:
Boys:
3rd-4th playoff: Kabir Has(3) bt Dev V Javia(2) - Walkover;
Final: Mann Maulik Shah(1) bt Madhwin Kamath(4) 7-6(1), 6-2;
Girls:
3rd-4th playoff: Bhakti Shah(2) bt Salsa Aher(1) - Walkover;
Final: Shaikh Humera(4) bt Sarah Dev 7-5, 6-3
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