Ankita Raina thread

jaydeep · Post by **jaydeep** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:19 am

In the final, she is facing the top-seed Dutch girl, Arantxa Rus ... Arantxa was a ranked #61 in 2012, so has experience of playing on the higher level.

At $25K ITF Women's Tournament 2019, Singapore

[F] Ankita Raina (IND,203) vs (1) Arantxa Rus (NED,122)

Post by **jayakris** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:30 am

What a fine run by Ankita. She shows no signs of slowing down, which is nice to see. Some very good wins here so far.

sameerph · Post by **sameerph** » Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:38 pm

Yes, excellent run by her in one of the most competitive competitive 25K tournaments one would encounter where she was not even seeded. She beat 2 top 150 players in straight sets here indicating that she is ready to take the next step to top 150 level. Lets see how she fares in the final against a former top 60 level player.

PKBasu · Post by **PKBasu** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 2:42 am

Terrific run by Ankita in Singapore. She has taken out the 8th and 3rd seeds in the QF and SF, and hopefully will have the top seed’s scalp today.

bujilover · Post by **bujilover** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:51 am

Ankita just won the first set 6-3

PKBasu · Post by **PKBasu** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:53 am

Spectacular first set from Ankita. She broke early and sped to a 4-1 lead before finishing off the last game at 15 to take the set 6-3

PKBasu · Post by **PKBasu** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:02 am

Running away now, 2-0 in the second set!

PKBasu · Post by **PKBasu** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:04 am

And she breaks again (at 30) to speed to a 3-0 lead!

PKBasu · Post by **PKBasu** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:09 am

She holds at love! 6-3, 4-0 now. Wow

PKBasu · Post by **PKBasu** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:13 am

Already at a career high of 180, Ankita will rise to 168 if she wins two more games.
Arantxa finally held serve after two deuces. 6-3, 4-1

Sin Hombre · Post by **Sin Hombre** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:36 am

6-3, 6-2. Easy as it gets.

Looks like Ankita is ready to make the step to the top 150.

At $25K ITF Women's Tournament 2019, Singapore

Singles Final
Ankita Raina (IND,203) bt (1) Arantxa Rus (NED,122) 63 62

suresh · Post by **suresh** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 4:42 am

Congratulations to Ankita.

jaydeep · Post by **jaydeep** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:00 am

A great title wins considering she lifted the title beating all top 3 seeds ... What a dominating with against the top-125 Dutch player Rus in the final ...

Thanks PKB for sharing photos.

PKBasu · Post by **PKBasu** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:12 am

Her return of serve and ground-strokes are very impressive, as is her athleticism. She totally dominated the top-seed, who has a very powerful serve, and a lot of power in her strokes too — but Ankita bends low to generate even more power off her returns. If she plays like this, Ankita should be in the top-100 by mid-year.

Next week, she plays here again (in Singapore), followed by Thailand and the Fed Cup. I had a brief chat with her after the match. She is still employed by ONGC, which provides useful support, and continues to have her travel sponsored by the Gujarat government — which makes it much easier to sustain her pro career.

PKBasu · Post by **PKBasu** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:17 am

Jaydeep, I couldn’t figure out how to post photos here. Please copy and paste the photo of her with the “trophy” from my FB page if you can...

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