Indian gamers endured a tricky day because the doubles pair of Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale crashed out together with Vaishnavi Adkar in singles, within the first spherical of the Mumbai Open on Monday. The pair of Raina and Bhosale misplaced to Hungary’s Fanny Stollar and Great Britain’s Naiktha Bains 6-3, 2-6, 8-10 within the first spherical on the Cricket Club of India.

The 19-year-old Adkar confirmed a formidable battle in opposition to South Korea’s Sohyun Park, with the 2 gamers separated by no less than 500 spots within the WTA rankings.

The 841st-ranked Indian was initially slated to play in opposition to Himeno Sakatsume however the Japanese participant was compelled to drag out of the competition, which resulted in Adkar going through Park for her first-round recreation.

Adkar took the second set earlier than Park got here out on prime 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 in underneath two hours to emerge winner.

The 16-year-old Alina Korneeva, who trains on the Rafa Nadal Academy in Spain, defeated Frenchwoman Chloe Paquet 6-1, 6-3 to maneuver into the second spherical.

The fifth seed Laura Pigossi (Brazil), sixth seed Darja Semneistaja (Latvia) and Arianna Hartono (the Netherlands) additionally gained their respective first spherical video games on Monday.