The Indian team opened their account against Thailand, securing a 2-1 victory in the Billie Jean King Cup Asia-Oceania Group 1, at the Mahalunge Balewadi Tennis Complex in Pune, according to a release from Billie Jean King Cup.
Shrivalli Bhamidipaty, currently 345 in the WTA singles ranking, made sure India got off to the perfect start in their opening match at the Billie Jean King Cup Asia-Oceania Group 1.
The stage is set for the Billie Jean King Cup 2025 Asia-Oceania Group-1 in association with AITA and PMDTA, as India will host the tournament from April 8 at the Mhalunge Balewadi tennis complex in Pune.
The Indian women's tennis team is gearing up for the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup 2025 Asia-Oceania Group I games and will be led by the very experienced Ankita Raina. Along with India, teams from Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong China, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, and Thailand will feature
Six teams from the Asia Oceania Zone including New Zealand, Chinese Taipei, Hongkong, China, Korea , Thailand apart from host India will be playing in a round-robin format with all ties consisting of three matches - two singles followed by doubles
Maaya set the tone early in the opening set, regaining control after a 2-2 tie with powerful serves, including four aces, to secure the set 6-4. Her aggressive baseline play kept Shymanovich on the defensive. In the second set, Shymanovich attempted a comeback, engaging Revathi in long ralli
The former India number one completed a commanding win against fellow Indian Vaishnavi Adkar, winning 6-2, 6-2, to book her place in the Round of 16. Raina will be up against the second seed, Rebecca Marino of Canada in the next round
India's top tennis player Ankita Raina won her first doubles title in nine months, triumphing in the final of the ITF W50 event with British partner Naiktha Bains, edging past American fourth seeds Jessie Aney and Jessica Failla in the summit clash on Saturday.
Riya Bhatia fought hard before losing her women's singles pre-quarterfinal to fourth seed Yuriko Lily Miyazaki in a three-setter but she later reached the doubles semifinals, while Ankita Raina also made the last-four stage with her partner at the ITF W50 tournament on Thursday.
With this loss, India has finished third in their group with three wins and two losses. The top two sides, China and South Korea earned a promotion to the play-offs while India is still in Group 1 along with New Zealand. The last two teams of the group, Chinese Taipei and Pacific Oceania, ha
The Indian women's tennis team defeated Chinese Taipei 2-1 in the third Billie Jean King Cup 2024 Asia/Oceania Group I match at Moon Island Clay Park in Changsha on Thursday.