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.
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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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Sania, Ankita hit the courts in Dubai ahead of tough Latvia tie
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Sania Mirza. Image Source: IANS News
Dubai, April 4 : India s tennis ace Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina began their preparations for the Billie Jean King Cup, previously Fed Cup, tie against Latvia in Dubai in a bid to get back to peak fitness as quickly as possible for the two-day away contest on April 16-17.
The duo will be working together for a week before boarding the flight to Latvia. This is the first time in history that the Indian women s tennis team has made it to the World Group play-offs.