Ankita Raina beats top seeds to enter doubles semifinals

Ankita Raina in motion throughout WTA Mumbai Open spherical of 16 match in opposition to Rebecca Marino held at CCI in Mumbai. Picture: EMMANUAL YOGINI/The Hindu

Ankita Raina in partnership with Priska Nugroho of Indonesia beat the highest seeds Yiming Dang and Yidi Yang within the doubles quarterfinals of the $40,000 ITF ladies’s tennis match in Shenzhen, China, on Thursday.

Within the $30,000 ladies’s occasion in Thailand, second seed Shrivalli Bhamidipaty misplaced tamely within the singles pre-quarterfinals to wild cad Anchisa Chanta, however made the doubles semifinals in partnership with Vaidehi Chaudhari.

The outcomes:

$40,000 ITF ladies, Shenzhen, China

Doubles (quarterfinals): Priska Nugroho (Ina) & Ankita Raina bt Yiming Dang & Yidi Yang (Chn) 7-6(3), 6-1.

$30,000 ITF ladies, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Anchisa Chanta (Tha) bt Shrivalli Bhamidipaty 6-1, 6-3.

Doubles (quarterfinals): Shrivalli Bhaidipaty & Vaidehi Chaudhari bt Daria Frayman (Cyp) & Sandugash Kenzhibayeva (Kaz) 6-2, 6-1.