Rising tennis star Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi achieves multiple firsts after winning ITF J300 Bamberg title

Indian tennis prodigy Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi pulled off another impressive feat on Sunday by winning the ITF J300 tournament in Bamberg, Germany. Maaya defeated Ukraine’s Polina Skliar in straight sets (6-4 6-2) in the final to become the first Indian girl to win three ITF J300 singles titles.

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Maaya, who turned 17 on Friday, also becomes the first Indian girl to win two singles titles in Europe in this category as well as the first Indian – boy or girl – to win two ITF J300 titles on clay. And what was remarkable about her campaign in Bamberg was the fact that Maaya did not drop a single set en route to winning the clay-court tournament.

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Maaya, the only Indian training at the Rafa Nadal Academy founded by the ‘King of Clay’ Rafael Nadal, is currently ranked 30th in the ITF Junior Rankings and is projected to enter the top-20 in the world. She could even surpass her current career-high ranking of 26, with reports suggesting she could go as high as No 17 in the latest junior rankings.

The victory at Bamberg marks a happy comeback for the Indian teenager after a disappointing run at the Roland Garros Junior Championships, where she suffered a second-round exit following a straight sets loss at the hands of Mariia Makarova.

Maaya also had an underwhelming run at the Australian Open Junior Championships, where she crashed out in the first round after losing to Anna Pushkareva.

The year, however, wasn’t all gloomy for Maaya before her triumph in Bamberg, having also won the J300 clay title in Beaulieu-sur-Mer in April, defeating Spain's Paola Pinera Celorio in a closely-fought final (4-6 7-5 6-4).