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Delhi Lawn Tennis Association: Senthil Kumar and Maaya Rajeshwaran kept India in the title hunt at the ITF J300 event by progressing to the semifinals of the boys and girls singles, respectively, but Arnav Paparkar bowed out of the tournament being played at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) Complex here on Thursday.

Top seed Senthil, ranked as high as 36 in the world, was up against compatriot Samarth Sahita, who belied his 280th rank with a stunning fight. He had to dig deep into his resources to beat Samarth 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the gruelling quarterfinal at Court No. 3 at the DLTA Complex.

It could have been an all-Indian semifinal but Arnav Paparkar fell to fourth seed Korean Donghyun Hwang 6-4, 4-6, 5-7 in another high-quality quarterfinal in the boys' event.