Sohyun Park continued to outplay her opponents and take Korea ahead.
| Photograph Credit score: Kamesh Srinivasan
Lulu Solar and Monique Barry ensured New Zealand’s qualification as they received their singles matches in opposition to Thailand, for the workforce’s fourth straight victory in as many matches, within the Asia-Oceania Billie Jean King Cup ladies’s tennis on the Balewadi Stadium right here on Friday.
Monique Barry beat Patcharin Cheapchandej in straight units, whereas Lulu Solar needed to sweat it out in three units in opposition to the gutsy Mananchaya Sawangkaew.
Whereas the Kiwis took an unbeatable 4-0 lead on the high of the six-team competitors, India stayed within the hunt, together with Thailand and Korea, by beating Taiwan.
Vaidehi Chaudhari and Shrivalli Bhamidipaty performed with confidence and grit to win their singles matches, to make sure a 3rd victory for India, after its 1-2 loss to New Zealand.
Monique Barry laid the inspiration for New Zealand’s victory over Thailand within the Billie Jean King Cup tennis in Pune on Friday.
| Photograph Credit score:
Kamesh Srinivasan
Within the first singles, Vaidehi allowed the match to meander into the third set in opposition to Fang An LIn after being up 6-2, 5-4, and serving for the match. Nonetheless, she performed robust within the decider to drag by means of.
Shrivalli has been distinctive on this match and notched up her fourth straight victory in opposition to Joanna Garland, who had stretched the top-50 Lulu Solar to a few units the day before today.
Serving huge and stroking with punch and conviction, Shrivalli dictated the movement of the match, earlier than the powerfully-built Joanna introduced the match alive by pushing the second set into the tie-break after having trailed 3-5.
Unperturbed, Shrivalli continued to unleash her huge recreation, amidst entertaining rallies, and the few errors, to win 6-2, 7-6(3) over the 207th ranked Joanna.
Thereafter, the doubles matches had been of educational curiosity, although each rubber, each set and each recreation might resolve the eventual placings of the groups.
India with three wins from 4 matches could sit fairly subsequent to the Kiwis on the high, however Thailand and Korea, with two wins every up to now, have the fire-power to rise to the problem on Saturday.
The outcomes (league): India bt Taiwan 2-1 (Vaidehi Chaudhari bt Fang An Lin 6-2, 5-7, 6-4; Shrivalli Bhamidipaty . bt Joanna Garland 6-2, 7-6(3); Ankita Raina & Prarthana Thombare misplaced to Yu Tsen Cho & Fang Hsien Wu 2-6, 6-4, [6-10]).
Korea bt Hong Kong 3-0 (Sohyun Park bt Ho Ching Wu 6-1, 6-1; Dayeon Again bt Hong Yi Cody Wong 6-3, 7-5; Kim Dabin & Sohyun Park bt Eudice Chong & Man Ying Maggie Ng 6-4, 6-1).
New Zealand bt Thailand 2-1 (Monique Barry bt Patcharin Cheapchandej 7-5, 6-2; Lulu Solar bt Mananchaya Sawangkaew 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; Renee Zhang & Sasha Situe misplaced to Thasaporn Naklo & Peangtarn Plipuech 3-6, 3-6).
Revealed – April 11, 2025 08:26 pm IST
