With the aim of providing level playing opportunities and good competition to Indian players, Ankita Raina, Sahaja Yamalapalli and Rutuja Bhosale, India's top three ranked women, and promising teenager Vaishnavi Adkar, of Maharashtra, have been awarded the singles main draw wild cards at the
Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal's journey ends at the Asian Games after he bowed out in the quarterfinal of the men's single event while Ankita Raina also faced defeat in the quarterfinal of the women's single event on Wednesday.
The Indian pair of Yuki Bhambri and Ankita Raina put up a commanding performance against the Pakistan pair of Sarah Khan and Aqueel Khan to book their place in the next round of the mixed doubles event in the Asian Games
Speaking exclusively to ANI, Ankita said, "I had a medal in the Asian Games 2018 in singles, winning a bronze medal, so definitely my goal is to change the colour of the medal this time."
Sania Mirza, who earlier this year announced her retirement from competitive tennis, would not be competing for India. She competed in a variety of events and won eight medals at the Asian Games, including two gold, three silver, and three bronze.
Despite the defeat, India, with two wins in five ties, finished fourth in Group I Pool A, avoiding a drop to the Asia/Oceania Group II for next season.