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Meanwhile, Ankita has started horribly in doubles too. Prarthana saved her at a break pt with a great net shot but the Taiwanese are killing us. 1-3 down a break, after Ankita stands like a statue when the shots fly around... Prarthana too good at the next on two points and we get 15-40 3BP. Ankita ...

Atithee theory at play here? Hint—it’s about a big change in personal life. Yes it is. I don't remember any Indian player who got married, who was not affected by it negatively. Almost nobody comes back to top form after that. A comeback much later, like in Bops case, is possible, but normally it i...

It is Ankita and Prarthana in doubles.

Damn, that was an opportunity lost by us and sad that it is due to Ankita who has bailed us out so many times in the past in the Fed cup. Unfortunately, Ankita has been badly out of form for last few months, or maybe age is catching up with her. Whatever it, I agree that in rest of the matches we n...

^^^ I thought you were, so was surprised. I agree that she was simply weak today. Certainly. Mentally weak, that is. She showed every now and then that she could hit her shots but she had no confidence and no energy in her legs, except for a period in the first set and then for a few points in the m...

Can’t win with such weak players. We should let the next gen play now. They’ll be aggressive even in a loss because there is no baggage and no expectation. That is quite unkind. We know Ankita. She is not a weak player. She is just awfully out of form, and can't seem to motivate herself to play eve...

Ankita should not play the rest of the ties. Period. If she is out of form, and has no focus or confidence, she shouldn't play. We have wasted Shrivalli so far.

Rutuja came to play. Ankita did not.

Ankita played a spirited game there. Broke ahead to 1-0 and serving. So many unforced errors from ankita. saved 3 BPs but that second serve she totally missed to face the 4th BP was horrible. 1-1 even. What is wrong with her, really? Get her to focus, coach. What the hell are you doing sitting there...

In all three matches I have seen, there is just no spark in Indian ladies. I’ll use the word inspid again. Just lethargic and zero intensity. What’s wrong? Too cold or something? Who knows. Shalini Thakur, or whoever no-name it is who we have as our "coach", just sits there and hardly say...

From being a break up at 2-1 to losing 4-6. Watch Ankita lose this match and potentially screw our chances of winning this tie against TPE. :damn: I sensed it at 15-15 at 2-1 when she played a loose point. We can feel these things. The match turned right there. Right when she had to press the pedal...

Just as I was going to give up on the match, AR plays a good game and EL throws in a DF at 30-40, so we get the break back. 4-5 on serve now.

And Ankita falls to 0-40 on serve and loses the set on the second set point. Now all even 62 46 00

I thought it was a toilet break at 3-3? I walked away and didn't watch through it. 3-4 on serve. Key game. Need to hold serve, Ankita! ... She got an unlucky netchord, but EL came up with a fantastic recovery shot that surprised Ankita... 15-40... She saved three BPs, really matching wits with the s...

Ankita should stay ahead. Allow one break, and this lady will start a comeback. ... And she plays an excellent game to take EL to a couple of deuces, 2 BPs and breaks her. 62 21 and serving. Just as I say it, Ankita decides to lose focus. Three loose shots and a DF at 30-40. All 4 points unforced er...

Ankita is up a break early... 4-2 and facing serve. These two have played twice in the past and are 1-1 against each other. 36 76(15) 63 in a comeback from the brink by Ankita in 2018 when EnShuo must have been only about 18, and then a 63 26 36 loss in a comeback by the Taiwanese at BJK Cup in 2020...

All you nasty fellows