Key Points
Arnav overcomes challenging second set to defeat Croatian opponent
Top seed Pranav Senthil Kumar advances smoothly
Multiple Indian players progress in tournament
Arnav made a resounding set by pocketing the opening set but could not win a single game in the second set as the Croat forced a decider. The young Indian recovered just in time to raise his game and close the pre-quarterfinal with a 6-3 0-6 6-4 scoreline in his favour. To his credit, Ivanisevic made it as tough for Arnav as possible despite a sluggish start.
Also moving to the quarterfinals were Senthil and Samarth Sahita. Senthil had no trouble in dispatching Alexey Shibaev 6-2 6-3 while Samarth prevailed in an all-Indian clash against Varun Verma 6-4 6-4.
However, curtains came down on the campaign of Hitesh Chauhan, who fought valiantly before losing 4-6 7-5 3-6 to Kazakhstan's Damir Zhalgasbay. Korean fourth seed Donghyun Hwang and his compatriot Hyeon Seok Seo also advanced to the quarterfinals. Hwang beat Kazakhstan's Daniel Tazabekov 6-3 6-0 while Seo knocked out eighth seed Roman Kharlamov 6-4 6-2.Roshan Santosh (USA) and Arturs Zagras (LAT) completed the quarterfinal line-up with their straight-set wins over Maximus Zavier Wong (SGP) and Kanata Ozaki (JPN).
In the girl's event, India's Maaya moved to the quarterfinals with a fluent 6-0 6-3 win over Manon Favier from France. Polina Berezina advanced when her Japanese opponent Yuka Naito withdrew midway from the contest. Polina was leading 6-3 1-0 when Naito decided not to continue. Polina Kuharenko secured her place in the last eight with her 7-5 6-1 win over Turkiey's Irem Kurt.