In a great deal of disturbance to WTA 125K Abierto Tampico, Indian Best Female Player Sahaja Yamalapalli shocked 2017 US Open Champion Sloane Stephens in direct sets. On Wednesday, October 15, 24-year-old Yamalapalli lasted only an hour and 10 minutes to defeat Stephens 6-2, 6-2 in round 32.
He pointed out the result not only for the extent of upset, but also for the commanding way in which Yamalapalli, 347 in the world, has played one of the most experienced and successful players on a women’s tour.
In the next round, Yamalapalli will face Petr Marcinko, Croatia, World No. 125, who will enter the match with confidence after Bulgaria defeated Lia Karatancheva 6-2, 6-2 in his opening round. Yamalapalli changed the change by transferring six of her nine chances to a break. She was also impressive with her first portions and won 76.5 % of her first services.
Yamalapalli was born on October 29, 2000 and came from Hyderabad and around 2021 became a professional. She captured several ITF-four titles in singles and one in doubles-and was constantly rising through series through ITF events and lower WTA levels.
Yamalapalli was also represented by Sam Houston State University in the United States during her collegial career, where she was recognized as her consistency in court and her strong academic successes. Today he is widely considered to be an Indian female player No. 1.
Stephens, on the other hand, reached the peak of her career in 2017, when she was awarded the title US Open by defeating the ruling Australian Open Madison Keys 6-3, 6-0. During her career, she claimed eight WTA single titles in 2018 and reached her career ranking in 2018.
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Published:
Sabyasachi Chowdhury
Published on:
October 15, 2025
