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
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.
Swiatek was returning to the court after a break of more than one month due to her rib injury. She had also missed the Miami Open and Poland's Billie Jean King Cup Qualifier.
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.
This win has taken India to the top of Group 1 standings along with Japan, with three ties to play. India had defeated Thailand by 2-1 on Tuesday with strong performances by Ankita in singles and doubles being the highlight. On Thursday, India will be locking horns with China, followed by ma