Tianer Yu warmed up for the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships by defeating the world No 29 Junior at the WTT Youth Contender Berlin.

Yu, ranked at 141, saw off Poland’s Karolina Holda in three straight in the Under-19 Girls’ Singles group stage as she reached the main draw as group winner.

After a bye in the last 64, she defeated Spain’s Mariona Munne (WR 268) in the last 32, before going out in the last 16 to eventual bronze medallist Veronika Matiunina of Ukraine (WR 61) in four games.

Yu, who last year reached the semi-finals of the Nationals and pushed champion Tin-Tin Ho to a deciding game, is second seed for this year’s event, which starts on Friday.

Results

Under-19 Girls’ Singles
Qualifying group 7
Tianer Yu bt Karolina Holda (POL) 3-0 (11-9, 11-8, 11-7)
Yu bt Aleksandra Jersova (LAT) 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-5)

Round of 32
Yu bt Mariona Munne (ESP) 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-8)

Round of 16
Veronika Matiunina (UKR) bt Yu 3-1 (11-7, 6-11, 12-10, 11-8)