ITF singles: Karman Kaur Thandi reaches final in China

Karman Kaur Thandi earned herself an opportunity to win her maiden ITF singles title by breezing into the final of the USD 25000 ITF event in Niman, China on Saturday.

The unseeded Indian stormed past fifth seed Xinyu Gao 6-1, 6-1 in a matter of 68 minutes to reach her third singles final and first at this level.

Twice she has reached the singles finals but those were USD 10,000. The 19-year-old broke her rival five times in the match and saved the only breakpoint she faced.