More than ready for challenge against Latvia: Ankita
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New Delhi: India s Ankita Raina in action against Kazakhstan s Yulia Putintseva during 2018 Fed Cup at R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex in New Delhi on Feb 8, 2018. . Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 15 : India tennis star Ankita Raina said that she is fine with playing three matches in the team s upcoming Billie Jean King Cup World Group Play-off tie against Latvia. Ankita plays two singles matches and a doubles match on April 16 and 17, thus taking part in all of India s matches. I have always got my best results when representing the country. In the earlier groups as well, we played throughout the week and almost every day I was playing two matches. I normally play singles and doubles in every tournament, so more than ready for this challenge, said Ankita in a virtual press conference on the eve of the tie on Thursday.
Sania Mirza back in Sports Ministry s TOPS programme
Wed, Apr 07 2021 07:57:14 PM
New Delhi, Apr 7 (IANS): Ahead of the Billie Jean King Cup formerly Fed Cup - tie against Latvia on April 16-17, Indias tennis ace Sania Mirza got a morale boost as she was included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Wednesday.
The winner of six doubles Grand Slam titles, Sania had opted out of the scheme in 2017 but the 34-year-old was selected during the 56th meeting of the Mission Olympic Cell.
The only Indian female player to win a WTA title, Sania has qualified for the postponed Tokyo Games based on the system of protected ranking. Though the Indian is currently ranked 157th in the world, Sania enjoys a special ranking of No. 9 as she had applied to the WTA for her ranking to be secured when she took a pregnancy break after the China Open in October 2017.
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