Fed Cup News

Vijay Amritraj has been of the opinion that Indian tennis doesn’t lack a role model or individual guidance and it all depends on the players to perform. The Indian tennis legend also stated that India’s lack of success at Davis Cup and Fed Cup has restricted them from moving forward.

India has been stripped of the hosting rights for two premier international tennis tournaments - Junior Davis Cup and Fed Cup - due to the tense relations with neighbors - Pakistan. On Saturday, the United World Wrestling (UWW) took away India’s hosting rights of the Junior Asian championships.

A pumped-up Ankita Raina produced a courageous performance under pressure to shock world number 120, Lin Zhu in straight sets of 6-3, 6-2 but that wasn’t enough as India lost 1-2 to neighbours China in the Fed Cup. India are set to take on Kazakhstan in the next match - a must-win tie on Thursday.