Mumbai: Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi, a 16-year-old from Coimbatore, has been consistently playing clay court tournaments since March, achieving impressive results, including a quarter-final, two semi-finals, and a title at the J300 event in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France.
Maaya trains at the Rafael Nadal Academy in Mallorca and has found her footing on the red dust, crediting her time in Europe for her growth.
As the junior world No.27 prepares to compete in the main draw of the junior French Open for the first time, expectations are high, but her coaches want to ensure a measured growth path to avoid rushing her into the professional circuit.
Maaya's season began in Melbourne, where she lost in the first round of the junior Australian Open, but she has been improving steadily since then, crediting her growth to her time at the academy and the availability of quality sparring partners.
The next event is Roland Garros, where Maaya's campaign ended in the qualification round last year, but she has been making strides up the junior ranking ladder, with each step being a litmus test to see how ready she is for the eventual jump into the senior stream.
