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Billie Jean King Cup preview: India confident of fight ahead of first ever World Group Play-offs tie
India will play Latvia in Jurmala and captain Vishal Uppal is confident his team will put up a strong fight against the much higher-ranked opponents. (L-R) Rutuja Bhosale, Vishal Uppal, Zeel Desai and Radhika Tulpule Kanitkar ahead of their departure | AITA
Indian players won’t be affected by the reputation of higher-ranked Latvians and play a fearless brand of tennis, captain Vishal Uppal said on Friday, confident that his team can take the fight their formidable opponents in their upcoming Billie Jean King Cup tie.
Published March 3, 2021, 7:42 PM
Alex Eala pounded Swiss opponent Simona Waltert, 6-1, 6-4, to jumpstart her title bid in the ITF Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar World Tennis Tour in Manacor, Spain Wednesday, March 3.
The 15-year-old Eala, who is only in her third appearance at a $25,000 event, waxed hot in the opening set before encountering a stiff challenge from Waltert in the one hour, 45-minute match.
The Filipino bet railed from a 4-3 second-set deficit by winning the next three games en route to the victory.
The win set up Eala a second-round meeting with third seed Jana Fett of Croatia, who survived Latvia’s Diana Marcinkevica, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.