Ankita Raina settles for bronze at Asian Games

Ankita lost 4-6, 6-7 (6) in a gruelling contest that lasted a little over two hours.

Published : Aug 23, 2018 12:54 IST , Palembang

Ankita Raina is only the second Indian woman to have her name in the Asian Games’ singles medallists list.
Ankita Raina is only the second Indian woman to have her name in the Asian Games’ singles medallists list.
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Ankita Raina is only the second Indian woman to have her name in the Asian Games’ singles medallists list.

Indian tennis player Ankita Raina settled for a bronze medal at the Asian Games after losing to China’s Zhang Shuai in the women’s singles semifinal here on Thursday.

Ankita lost 4-6, 6-7 (6) in a gruelling contest that lasted a little over two hours.

India’s best women’s singles performance in the Games came from Saina Mirza, who notched up a silver in the 2006 edition in Doha, followed by a bronze by her in 2010, Guangzhou.

With the bronze medal, the 25-year-old Ankita became only the second Indian woman to have her name in the Asian Games’ singles medallists list.

Both the losing semifinalists are entitled to a bronze each in the Games.

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