Ankita Raina could not win the crucial second singles and later lost the decisive doubles match with partner Prarthana Thombare as a historic play-offs place slipped out of India's grasp after a 1-2 defeat to New Zealand in the Billie Jean King Cup
Rutuja Bhosale did not lose a single game while Ankita Raina too had an easy outing as the Indian team expectedly blanked Pacific Oceania 3-0 on the opening day of the Billie Jean King Cup in China on Tuesday.
Doubles pair of Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale crashed out along with Vaishnavi Adkar in singles in the first round of the Mumbai Open
Asian Games bronze-medallist Ankita Raina is the only Indian to have received a direct entry in the upcoming ITF Women's Open.
India's singles tennis players will return empty-handed from the Asian Games for the first time since 2006 as Sumit Nagal and last edition's bronze medallist Ankita Raina exited the continental championship following quarterfinal defeats, here on Wednesday.
Sumit Nagal blunted the challenge of big-serving Beibit Zhukayev while Ankita Raina outgunned Adithya P Karunaratne without fuss as the two Indians reached the quarterfinals at the Asian Games 2023.
India take on Pakistan in Mixed Doubles Tennis Round 2 in the Asian Games 2023. For India, Yuki Bhambri and Ankita Raina will be in action.
Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri were on Monday knocked out of the Asian Games after being stunned by lower-ranked Sergey Fomin and Khumoyun Sultanov
US Open: Ankita Raina exited out of the women's singles qualifiers, losing to Jamie Loeb.
The team of Sania Mirza and debutant Ankita Raina faces a tough Ukrainian challenge in the opener while Sumit Nagal has got a difficult draw in the singles competition.