With A Paranormal Contact, Teenager Maaya Holds Desire For Destiny.
Bengaluru: It's no longer very frequent that a girl's tennis participant from india creates a flutter. In fact, it's as rare as some celestial occurrences, with the legendary sania mirza being the closest to elevate the bar decades in the past.
A glimmer of a wish has arrived inside the prodigious Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi.
The 15-year-old from Coimbatore, whose herbal talent has been the speaking point at the domestic circuit during the last couple of years, gave an illustration of her capability while she reached the semifinals of the mumbai Open in early February, making maximum use of the wildcard handed out to her.
Displaying a standard of tennis that belied her gentle age, Maaya had every person marveling now not just at the high pleasantness of her shot-making but also at her super temperament—again, something no longer frequently visible in indian athletes so young.
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The gamers she took out in the US of A's blue-ribbon event for women were international No. 225. Iryna Shymanovich of Belarus, global No. 285 Mei Yamaguchi of Japan, Kazakhstan's global No. 335 Zarina Diyas, who had reached a career-high global No. 31, world No. 264 nicole Fossa Huergo of italy and world No. 434 Jessica Failla of the United States.
Maaya's wonderful run ultimately changed and was halted by using Switzerland's jil Teichmann inside the semifinals, but her blistering performances created a buzz even on WTA's social media handles.
Unranked prior to the tournament, Maaya, who now trains at the world-renowned Rafael Nadal tennis Academy in Mallorca, has soared to 643 in ranking after becoming the first participant born in or after 2009 from india to reach the remaining 4 of a WTA 125 occasion.
"It virtually does feel great due to the fact I didn't expect myself to make it that far," chuckled Maaya from Mallorca in an interaction with DH. "I simply desired to play healthy by using Fit, as it was my first WTA event. I bet that technique helped. I was simply inside the moment and happy that I made it that far.
"When I got here as a wild card, nobody knew me. however after my performances within the qualifiers, a few started to take observe of me. As I commenced prevailing matches inside the essential draw, more people began to watch me play. I guess the match helped announce me to the indian tennis network."
Maaya hopes her overall performance in mumbai will act as a catalyst to make a similar impact in Slams. "I did have a very good start this year as I gained a junior J300 event inside the second week of january in Delhi. My most important goal this season is to do properly at the junior circuit and play the junior Slams. I'm able to try to play some WTA activities as nicely, but the most important aim is the juniors."
Maaya started out playing tennis at the age of eight by accident after her father, Rajeshwaran Marimuthu, a company worker, enrolled her at an academy close to home. Within a year, she fell deeply in love with the game and advised her mother and father she wanted to pursue it professionally while coming near 10.
Notwithstanding the game being a costly affair, Marimuthu and his spouse, Revathy, sponsored her, and today, after five years of sweat and sacrifices, she was given a possibility to teach at the Nadal academy.
"They have got really professional surroundings, and that's the biggest plus factor," says Maaya.
"There are some notably talented athletes and coaches here. Gambling in opposition to some of the finest abilities and running with some top coaches at the very start of my profession is a huge plus point. I cannot say greater due to the fact I've been right here most effectively since remaining November."
When quizzed whether she has interacted with the legend Nadal, Maaya says the chat becomes very quick. "When he visited the academy and spent time with the kids, I was out competing. I met him last week for a brief event, and he congratulated me on my mumbai performance and asked me how my education was going. It turned into quick but very candy."
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