Tennis Tennis Ankita Raina falls short, loses final round of Australian Open Qualifiers Ankita Raina's bid to qualify for a Grand Slam singles main draw failed yet again when she lost the final round of the Australian Open qualifying event. PTI Melbourne 13 January, 2021 17:56 IST It was Ankita Raina's sixth attempt to qualify for a competition at the grand stage. (File Image) - Shiv Kumar Pushpakar PTI Melbourne 13 January, 2021 17:56 IST Ankita Raina's bid to qualify for a Grand Slam singles main draw failed yet again when she lost the final round of the Australian Open qualifying event to Serbian Olga Danilovic on Wednesday.In the women's singles qualifiers being held in Dubai, Ankita lost the third and final round 2-6, 6-3, 1-6 to her Serbian opponent in almost two hours. Not being able to win points on her first serve hurt Ankita.It was the Indian's sixth attempt to qualify for a competition at the grand stage.READ: Ankita Raina moves into the final round of Australian Open qualifiersHer defeat means that Sumit Nagal will be the only Indian to compete in the singles event of the first Grand Slam of the season.Nagal has been awarded a wild card entry into the men's singles.Ramkumar Ramanathan had lost in the first round of the men's singles event while Prajnesh Gunneswaran lost his second round to French player Constant Lestienne 2-6, 3-6. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address. Dugout videos