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[ad_1] India women's tennis team© X (Twitter)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 in Changsha on Saturday. India remained in Asia/Oceania Group I by finishing third in the tournament. Rutuja Bhosale put India ahead with her 6-2 7-6(5) win over Monique Barry in the opening singles. Raina needed to win the next match against world number 169 Lulu Sun but was outgunned 2-6 0-6. A victory in that match would have earned India a place in the play-offs for the first time.India had another chance in the doubles match but the combo of Raina and Thombare lost the contest 1-6 5-7 to Paige ...

[ad_1] Rutuja Bhosale and Ankita Raina gave India a 3-0 win over Pacific Oceania.© X (Twitter)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. Bhosale double bageled Fiji's Tarani Kamoe to put India ahead. The country's number one singles player Raina then sealed the contest with a 6-1 6-3 win over Saoirse Breen, who is also from Fiji. In the inconsequential doubles, the Indian combination of Shrivalli Rashmika Bhamidipaty and Prarthana Thombare outplayed Mehetia Boosie and Ruby Coffin 6-1 6-1.A group of small nations of the Southern, Southwestern, Central and Western Pacific Ocean compete collectively as one country in both the ...

[ad_1] File image of Ankita Raina© Twitter Indian players endured a tough day as the doubles pair of Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale crashed out along with Vaishnavi Adkar in singles, in the first round of the Mumbai Open on Monday. The pair of Raina and Bhosale lost to...