Asian Games News

Ankita Raina won her first singles trophy of 2019 as she defeated top seed Arantxa Rus in straight sets in the final of the USD 25,000 event in Singapore. Ankita defeated four seeded players in the tournament before beating the Dutch player 6-3, 6-2 in one hour and 23 minutes to clinch the title.

All India Tennis Association Secretary General Hironmoy Chatterjee has stated that if Somdev Devburman’s vision to develop Tennis in India is so great he should be the one to implement it. Chatterjee responded to Devburman’s query who had asked the AITA what its vision was for the sport in India.

Indian ace Prarthana Thombare has claimed that she has improved since her last bronze medal triumph along with partner Sania Mirza at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon. Thombare recently won the women’s doubles win in the Manchester ITF $1lakh event with partner - Luksika Kumkum of Thailand.