There is a buzz around teenager Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi in the Indian tennis circuit.
The Coimbatore native made the headlines after she qualified for the WTA 125 Mumbai Open semifinals, becoming the first after Sania Mirza to achieve the feat.
National Champion Vaidehi Chaudhari from Gujarat believes Revathi can be the next big superstar.
“She will be the next superstar, there is no doubt about that. She can do anything because she is just 15,” said Vaidehi in a chat with Sportstar.
Vaidehi and Maaya competed together at the Fenesta Nationals in New Delhi, four months ago where she defeated the Coimbatore teen 6-3, 6-3 in the women’s singles final.
She is an amazing talent. And now she is improving a lot,” said the 24-year-old from Gujarat.
“Maaya is very confident for a 15-year-old, I’ve never seen anybody this confident for that age and she has that attitude to fight.”
“Even if she is down 0-5, she keeps fighting. She has good court coverage, great fighting spirit and also her movement and strokes are powerful. She can hit the ball well. She has good serves also. I feel very proud and I can say good players are coming. And it’s good to see India getting better.”
“Before, we thought that after our generation, nobody will be there but now, Maaya is coming. I started tennis very late, at 12 and I did not see Sania at her peak. Now, I’m happy I have somebody whom I can watch at she rises,” said Vaidehi, a former World Schools Games tennis gold medallist and a two-time senior National champion.
Maaya will soon be heading to the Rafa Nadal Academy at Mallorca in Spain after obtaining a 100 per cent scholarship.
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