Karman Kaur Thandi becomes second Indian after Sania Mirza to win a Pro title in USA

Thandi, who is a RoundGlass Tennis Academy athlete, clinched the singles title of the ITF W60 Evansville held at Evansville, USA. The third-seeded India defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva of Ukraine 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 in the final to lift the title of the $60,000 event.

Karman had earlier beaten Maria Fernanda Navarro of Mexico in Round 1 and Maribella Zamarippa of the United States in Round 2, before taking down wild card entrant Allie Kiick of the United States 6-3, 6-3 in straight sets in the quarter-finals.

She then defeated Mccartney Kessler of the United States 6-4, 7-5 in the semi-finals to make her way into the final. Karman is currently 261st in the WTA singles rankings and is the second-ranked women’s player in the country.

This victory comes after her two recent runner-up finishes; in the doubles event of the W60 Saskatoon Challenger, Canada and in the singles event of the W60 Sumter Palmetto Pro Open held in the US.

After securing a win in the US, the 25-year-old Delhi girl took to her Twitter handle and hailed a great week in Evansville and even quoted writer Wingate Paine, “As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit.”

As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit. ~Wingate Paine

Great week in Evansville!???????????? pic.twitter.com/Lg0WcbtiGv

— Karman Kaur Thandi (@KarmanThandi) July 24, 2023

Renowned coach and Technical Director of RoundGlass Tennis Academy, Aditya Sachdeva, and his team have been training Karman at the Academy.

Speaking about her performance, coach Sachdeva said, “After two runner-up finishes, this victory comes at a good time to boost Karman’s confidence as she prepares herself to make it to the US Open. Her recent form is a testament to her hard work and perseverance, and we hope she will be able to build on this form going forward.”