The
$40k
tournament
was
part
of
the
ITF
Women’s
World
Tennis
Tour,
hosted
by
the
Karnataka
State
Lawn
Tennis
Association
(KSLTA).
KP
Balaraj,
the
founder
of
KPB
Family
Trust,
Sunil
Yajaman,
Joint
Secretary
of
KSLTA,
and
Shruthi
Iyer,
Mrs
India
Universe
2021,
attended
the
prize
distribution
function.
Cutting
back
to
the
match,
the
proceedings
had
a
different
beginning
to
it
as
Fruhvirtova,
a
World
No.
163
from
Czech
Republic,
did
not
look
sharp
in
the
first
set
against
Raina,
the
fourth
seed.
Fruhvirtova
served
4
double
faults
and
committed
several
unforced
errors
as
Raina
never
gave
her
any
footing.
The
Indian
grabbed
the
first
set
6-0,
converting
all
the
3
breakpoints.
The
second
set
began
in
the
same
manner
with
Raina
building
a
3-0
lead
and
a
quick
end
to
the
match
loomed.
But
a
break
in
the
fifth
game
proved
to
be
the
turning
point
in
the
match
as
Fruhvirtova
soon
levelled
the
scores
at
3-3
and
then
she
converted
a
break
point
in
the
9th
game
to
take
a
5-4
lead.
The
Czech
girl
served
out
the
game
and
took
the
match
into
the
deciding
third
set.
Raina
looked
shaken
after
the
loss
of
the
second
set
and
was
hardly
in
the
picture
in
the
third
set.
There
was
a
chance
for
Raina
to
effect
a
break
in
the
fourth
game
but
Fruhvirtova
raised
her
game
just
in
time
to
hold
the
serve.
Fruhvirtova
ended
the
match
with
a
crushing
forehand
after
two
hours
and
19
minutes
of
intense
battle.
“I
didn’t
feel
good
in
anything
in
the
first
set
and
it
was
like
I
was
fighting
with
myself.
I
had
to
shut
out
the
opening
set
because
she
was
playing
well
at
that
point.
But
once
I
won
the
second
set,
things
became
easier
from
there,”
said
Fruhvirtova
after
the
win.
(excerpt
from
agency)
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