Ankita Raina Progresses to ITF Women's Event in China, Beats Yue Yuan in Straight Sets
India's top singles player Ankita Raina progressed to the quarterfinals of the USD 60,000 ITF women's event in Luan, China with a straight sets win over Yue Yuan on Thursday.
New Delhi, May 9: India's top singles player Ankita Raina progressed to the quarterfinals of the USD 60,000 ITF women's event in Luan, China with a straight sets win over Yue Yuan on Thursday.
The 26-year-old, ranked 175, dispatched her Chinese rival 6-2 6-3 in the second round of the tournament. "The girl (Yuan) was very attacking and aggressive but I played smart. Even though the score looks one-sided, the match was intense," Ankita said from Luan.
Ankita has been on a good run as she cherished a win over three-time Grand Slam champion Samantha Stosur at the USD 125k tournament in Anning and also made the final of a 60k event in Istanbul.
She next faces Hong Kong's Eudice Chong, who is ranked as low as 497. "About tomorrow, I would say that at this level, no match is easy and no match is tough. You have to have a balance between aggression and consistency," she said.
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