Asian Games 2018: Indian Tennis Player Ankita Raina Wins Bronze In Women’s Singles Semi Final

India’s Rohan Bopanna & Divij Sharan beat Japan’s K Uesugi & S Shimabukuro to enter Tennis Men’s Doubles final.

The 25-year-old Tennis player Ankita Raina secured a Bronze medal for India, becoming only the second female tennis player from the country to win a medal in singles’ competition at the Asian Games, only after Sania Mirza won a silver in Doha in 2006, followed by a bronze in 2010, Guangzhou. Raina went down 4-6, 7-6 against China’s Zhang Shuai in the semifinal match after a hard-fought battle and could not reach the final.

The current Indian No. 1, who hails from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, defeated Hong Kong’s Eudice Wong Chong in straight sets 6-4, 6-1 in the quarterfinal to enter the semifinal on Wednesday. But playing against a vastly more experienced opponent on Thursday, Raina could not go past the Zhang to enter the final.

Raina, who was not 100 percent fit, called for a medical time out in the middle of the match. But despite the injury, she continued to give a good fight to Zhang, stretching the second set to the tie-breaker. But eventually, Zhang was able to counter the Indian with her speed and strong returns, Raina had to settle for the bronze medal.