Ludhiana, March 10 -- Asees Kaur Brar, an 11-year-old athlete, training at Harvest Tennis Academy in Jassowal, has brought laurels to Punjab by clinching the girls' U-12 singles title at the All India Tennis Association (AITA) Under-12 National Tennis Championship held in Mumbai last week.

In a gripping final, Asees staged an impressive comeback after dropping the opening set to Vaishnavi Balaji of Chennai. Recovering swiftly from the early setback, she elevated her game with aggressive baseline play and confident court coverage to seal the contest 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.

After a slow start, the young champion steadily gained momentum, ultimately dominating the final two sets to emerge victorious.

Asees's father, Navdeep Singh, said the budding...