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Ankita Raina went down combating to Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 within the opening match of the Billie Jean King Cup World Group play-off tie
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Indian tennis star Ankita Raina gave a very good account of herself, taking a set off world No. 52, Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko, earlier than happening 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 within the opening match of the Billie Jean King Cup World Group play-off tie on Friday.
A day after the top-ranked Indian singles participant mentioned that she ‘gets her best results when representing the country’, Raina misplaced the primary set 6-2 however got here again strongly to win the second and stretch the second-ranked Latvian, who gained the French Open title in 2017, earlier than happening 5-7 within the third.
An exhausted Ostapenko let loose a giant roar after the competition and threw her racquet to the bottom.
The Raina-Ostapenko match can be adopted by the tie between India’s Karman Kaur Thandi and the top-ranked Latvian participant, Anastasija Sevastova.
Day 2 of the match will see the reverse singles matches the place Raina will tackle Sevastova and Thandi will lock horns with Ostapenko.
The final match on Day 2 can be a doubles encounter the place the skilled Indian pair of Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina will tackle Diana Marcinkevica and Daniela Vismane of Latvia.
The winner of this tie will advance to the 2021 Qualifying Round.
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