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Unseeded Jorovic claims QNET Open
New Delhi: Former World Junior No.1 17-year-old Ivana Jorovic of Serbia defeated Austria’s Barbara Haas 6-2, 6-2 in the battle of unseeded teenagers to win the $50,000 QNET Open ITF Women’s Circuit at the DLTA Complex here Saturday.
With the victory, Jorovic picked up 80 ranking points.
The Serbian, ranked 502 on the women’s circuit broke Haas’ serve in the opening game itself, riding on a remarkable drop shot and a stunning backhand down the line to build a 4-0 lead and win the first set 6-2.
Haas, ranked 150 slots higher, broke Jorovic’s serve early in the second set but couldn’t build on the gains as the younger player produced winners at critical moments to recover the lost ground quickly.
Jorovic committed a series of double faults in two successive service games in the second set but pulled herself together to win the second set 6-2 and seal the match in her favour, denying Haas the chance to stretch the contest into the third set, despite the Austrian getting a chance.
The result (singles final): Ivana Jorovic (Serbia) beat Barbara Haas (Austria) 6-2, 6-2.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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