Tanvi Bhat, who was Kerala's brightest tennis talent a few years ago before injury forced her to quit the sport, died in a road accident in Dubai on Sunday. She was 21 and is survived by her father Dr. Sanjay Bhat, mother Lilan and brother Adithya who was also a former Kerala champion. Nine years ago, Tanvi won the under-14 Asian Series girls singles title in Doha. She was just 12 then and around that time, she had quit regular school to focus on her game. Mansingh revealed that Tanvi was a very special girl who should have gone places with her tennis.

Source: The Hindu August 11, 2021 15:11 UTC