$125K WTA Mumbai Open, Nov. 20-26, 2017

[Daniel]

I'm impressed - Ankita wins the first set 62!

[Saniapower]

Karman will get a double bagel from this Ankita. She will not win double digit points either.

[Daniel]

Apparently, everyone's been talking about the slowness of the courts.

It may explain how Jakupovic upset Carol Zhao who is in the form of her life.

[Daniel]

Ankita leads 62 30!

[Daniel]

62, 62, and Ankita makes the QF!

[meyyis]

[R2] (WC) Ankita Raina (IND,281) d. Peangtam Plipuech (THA,245) : 6-2, 6-2

Ankita breaks Plipeuch in the sixth game to lead 4-2 in the first set.
Ankita breaks Plipeuch again in the eight game to bag the first set 6-2.
Ankita quickly raced to a 3-0, 4-1, 5-1 lead before getting broken in the sixth game for 5-2.
She breaks back immediately to seal the match at 6-2.

[meyyis]

Next she faces Amandine Hesse from France in the QF.

[QF] (WC) Ankita Raina (IND,281) vs. Amandine Hesse (FRA,256)

[Daniel]

The draw is being kind to Ankita, feeding her one unseeded player after another. I will try to attend the QFs!

[sameerph]

I watched the end of First set and the second set at the venue today.

Ankita was hitting winners all the way. Her opponent was trying to slow the pace but Ankita was up to it. Excellent win.

[Omkara]

Loss of no1 status fired her up. Good win

[jaydeep]

Really happy for Ankita ... Good to see she is utilized home court advantage.

[jayakris]

I didn't watch Ankita's match, but what a run by her!! I guess nobody has a doubt now, about who the real #1 in India is. Karman may get there some day, but has some ways to go.

[sameerph]

Yes, in live rankings, Ankita is now 277 ahead of Karman at 288 with 20 points lead for Ankita. Also Karman has more points defend in next couple of months than Ankita. So, it looks like Ankita has a pretty good chance of retaining this # 1 spot for next few months now.

[PKBasu]

Great to see the India #1 take full advantage of the home tournament. Given the form she is in, the QF should be an easy win too. Go Ankita!!

[sameerph]

Ankita's match is about to start here in Mumbai.