Brenda rallies to beat Ankita, clinches ITF Women’s Open title

Top-seed Brenda Fruhvirtova overcame a treacherous begin to defeat India’s Ankita Raina 0-6, 6-4, 6-0 within the singles closing of the KPB Trust ITF Women’s Open on the KSLTA Stadium right here on Sunday.

Brenda, 15, discovered herself in serious trouble at 0-6, 0-3. The Czech Republic participant struggled to regulate to Ankita’s lack of energy in her groundstrokes, shedding form and hitting her pictures lengthy or into the web.

Ankita’s sport plan appeared adequate to safe the most important title win of her profession, till Brenda discovered her rhythm. Crushing backhands, Brenda’s greatest weapon, discovered each nook of the court docket, as Ankita wilted underneath the incessant stress.

On her early troubles, Brenda stated, “The movement was not there; the shots were not there. Nothing was going my way. Mentally, it got hard for me. I couldn’t do anything. So I just kept trying, and somehow got into my flow.” India has confirmed to be a fortunate vacation spot for the Fruhvirtova household, as Brenda’s sister Linda had gained the 2022 WTA Chennai Open. “Before coming to Bengaluru, Linda told me that this is a lucky place, and that I could be successful here. I believed it,” Brenda stated.

Ankita, who thrived on the help of a sizeable crowd, received off the blocks with a bang. She confirmed nice court docket protection, operating at full tilt to simply attain Brenda’s drop pictures. Ankita stored the ball in play from the baseline, forcing a annoyed Brenda to make errors. The 30-year-old Indian, nonetheless, went flat after shedding the second set.

Brenda gained $6,094, whereas Ankita acquired $3,257. Ok.P. Balaraj, the founding father of KPB Family Trust, Sunil Yajaman, Joint Secretary of KSLTA,and Shruthi Iyer, Mrs India Universe 2021, attended the prizedistribution perform.