Ankita bows out of Wimbledon tennis Qualifiers
The Hindu
Ankita, ranked 182, had only one break point in the match, which she failed to convert.
Indian tennis player Ankita Raina’s attempt to qualify for the women’s singles main draw of Wimbledon failed after she went down in the first round of the Qualifiers here. The 28-year-old Indian, lost 3-6 6-7 to a higher-ranked American Varvara Lepchenko in one hour 22 minutes late night on June 22. Unable to hold her serve in the opening set, the Indian came back strong in the second before being completely outplayed (1-7) in the tiebreak.More Related News