Gurugram, Oct. 10 -- Vani Kapoor emerged as a surprise leader while three other Indians finished inside top-10 on the sun-soaked opening day of the Hero Women's Indian Open (HWIO) at DLF Golf and Country Club on Thursday. Vani, who was tied third on the same course two weeks back in the domestic Women's Pro Golf Tour (WPGT), made use of familiar conditions and carded a five-under (67). Compatriot and amateur Zara Anand, fresh from a playoff loss here last month in WPGT, shared the second spot with Singapore's Shannon Tan and Germany's Verena Gimmy, each shooting four-under. Having copped some criticism last year for extra hard playing conditions, the course this time, as far as early impressions go, is far more palatable. The difference was visible on the leaderboard as well, with Vani dropping just one shot against six birdies, three on each nine. In the 16 past editions of HWIO, only twice has an Indian led at the end of Day 1. The first occasion was in 2007 when amateur Meghna Bal topped the field after the first round and the other instance was in 2012 when Aditi Ashok shared the top honours after the opening day's play. "I enjoyed myself, took one shot at a time and played each shot to its merit," Vani said. With just one top-10 finish from six starts, Vani's last two outings on LET ended in a T-68 at VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open and a T-91 at La Sella Open....