Sixth seed Bajwa had an easy time in disposing off Maharashtra's Rian Pandole 6-2 6-3 while top seed Zeel was stretched a bit by sixth seed Shivani Amineni in the tie break second set before winning at 6-3, 7-6(4).
In the first set, Bajwa had breaks in the third and seventh games and then held his own in eighth for the set. Bajwa went a step further in the second set with two breaks of Pandole for a 3-1 lead and then 4-1. Pandole found his rhythm in between and narrowed the lead to 3-4 but Bajwa was too good as he quickly adjusted and closed the match.
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