Arthi rallies to beat Nona

Arthi had to struggle before beating Nona 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-1 in a match that lasted for two hours, 35 minutes.

Nefedova defeated Trishna Williams (Ind) 6-1, 6-3, while Archana lost just one game against another Indian Niyati Shetty 6-0, 6-1.

In two other matches involving Indians, Nandini Perumal overcame the challenge of Jothika Choksi 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, while local lass Aditi Karanjkar played overpowered Stutt Smit 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in two hours and 10 minutes.

Other results (first round): OShalini Thakur (Ind) bt Priyanka Contractor (Ind) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1, Karishma Patel (Ind) bt Deepa Engade (Ind) 6-1, 6-1; Gautam Sheetal (Ind) bt Tarminder Grover (Ind)6-2, 6-0; Jaslin Randhawa (Ind) bt Simmi Rani (Ind) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.