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Wild card Vaishnavi Adkar, ranked 690, achieved a career-best performance by reaching her maiden singles final of a W100 ITF event in Bengaluru with a decisive 6-3, 6-3 victory over second seed and World No. 126 Lanlana Tararudee of Thailand, marking the first time an Indian has reached such a final since Sania Mirza. Adkar's impressive run, which included defeating two top 150 players, saw her maintain composure and capitalize on Tararudee's errors, particularly with her strong baseline returns and timely net attacks, to secure the win. In the other semifinal, third seed Hanne Vandewinkel advanced to face Adkar, while the doubles title was claimed by the Japanese pair Misaki Matsuda and Eri Shimizu.
A podcast on news channel Samaa TV claimed that Malik and Sana had been having an affair and intimate relations since last three years despite being married.
The cricketer was earlier in the news for his alleged separation from Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza.
Malik was previously married to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, with whom he has a son.
Sania also termed the day she and Bopanna lost the bronze medal match in the Rio Olympic Games in 2016 as 'one of the worst days'of her life.
Malik explained why the two had not been seen together for a while now by noting they both had busy schedule.
The exhibition games were watched by eminent personalities, including union law minister Kiren Rijiju and former India cricket team captain Mohammed Azharuddin.
Sania and her American doubles partner Madison Keys lost their Dubai Tennis Championships first round match to Veronika Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova.
The 36-year-old Sania, who turned Pro in 2003, walks out of competitive tennis with six Grand Slam titles, including three women's doubles with Swiss legend Martina Hingis.
Sania, who is bidding adieu to the game after the ongoing Dubai Tennis Championships, says she never had the fear of losing in her heart because it makes a player defensive.
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