Mumbai Open WTA 125K Day 2 Updates: Semenistaja And Kabbaj Reach Round Of 16

Mumbai, Feb 3: International players dominated day two of the 2026 L&T Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series, with Darja Semenistaja, Hanne Vandewinkel and Lanlana Tararudee easing into the Round of 16. The main draw action at the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association courts also ended campaigns for four Indian singles players.

The home crowd watched India's Sahaja Yamalapalli, Shrivalli Bhamidipaty, Vaishnavi Adkar and Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi exit in the Round of 32. Despite several competitive passages, none of the four could extend their run. Overseas contenders, including Yasmine Kabbaj, Eri Shimizu and Fangran Tian, secured wins and underlined the depth in the international field.

Second seed Darja Semenistaja opened the Centre Court schedule

with a confident performance against Italy's Diletta Cherubini. The 2024 Mumbai Open champion, who played the Australian Open main draw in January, controlled rallies and dictated tempo, completing a 6-3, 6-1 victory to begin the title defence with a straight-sets win.

Belgium's fourth seed Hanne Vandewinkel also moved through with little trouble. Vandewinkel faced Poland's Zuzanna Pawlikowska and managed the key points in both sets. Strong serving and consistent depth from the baseline helped seal a 6-3, 6-3 result, confirming another seed in the Round of 16 at the 2026 L&T Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series.

India's top-ranked women's singles player Sahaja Yamalapalli produced a battling effort against Japan's Eri Shimizu but fell 7-5, 6-2 in a one-hour 50-minute contest. Sahaja stayed close during a tight opening set and claimed several important games. Shimizu, however, captured the crucial first set and then tightened control during the second.

Maharashtra player Vaishnavi Adkar pushed Austria's Lilli Tagger in a closely fought encounter. Tagger, the 2025 French Open Juniors champion, edged the critical moments at the end of each set to record a 7-5, 6-4 win. Sixteen-year-old Wild Card Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi, a semi-finalist at the last edition, lost 6-3, 6-2 to Thailand's fifth seed Lanlana Tararudee.

2026 L&T Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series: International contenders advance

On Court 1, Morocco's Yasmine Kabbaj maintained control throughout a solid straight-sets win. Kabbaj broke serve at regular intervals to defeat Thailand's Peangtarn Plipuech 6-3, 6-3 and progress with minimal drama. The result continued a strong day for overseas players across the draw.

South Korea's Sohyun Park advanced after Britain's Mingge Xu retired at the end of the opening set. Park had already taken that set 6-1 before Xu withdrew from the match. In another dominant display, China's Fangran Tian did not concede a game in the first set against Japan's Rina Saigo, finishing with a 6-0, 6-3 success.

There was further disappointment for the home contingent when Shrivalli Bhamidipaty went down to Kristiana Sidorova. Despite a determined showing, Shrivalli struggled to match Sidorova's consistency and depth, losing 6-1, 6-3. Ninth seed Tatiana Prozorova needed just over an hour to defeat Indonesia's Priska Nugroho 6-2, 6-1, using aggressive baseline play to secure another straightforward win.

Match	Score
Darja Semenistaja (LAT) bt Diletta Cherubini (ITA)	6-3, 6-1
Yasmine Kabbaj (MAR) bt Peangtarn Pipuech (THA)	6-3, 6-3
Eri Shimizu (JPN) bt Sahaja Yamalapalli (IND)	7-5, 6-2
Sohyun Park (KOR) bt Mingge Xu (GBR)	6-1, ret.
Fangran Tian (CHN) bt Rina Saigo (JPN)	6-0, 6-3
Kristiana Sidorova bt Shrivalli Bhamidipaty (IND)	6-1, 6-3
Tatiana Prozorova bt Priska Nugroho (INA)	6-2, 6-1
Lilli Tagger (AUT) bt Vaishnavi Adkar (IND)	7-5, 6-4
Hanne Vandewinkel (BEL) bt Zuzanna Pawlikowska (POL)	6-3, 6-3
Lanlana Tararudee (THA) bt Maaya Rajeshwaran (IND)	6-3, 6-2

With seeds such as Semenistaja, Vandewinkel, Prozorova and Tararudee all moving through, the Round of 16 at the 2026 L&T Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series features a strong international line-up, while the Indian singles challenge now rests on players who advanced earlier or in doubles events.