Rutuja Bhosale’s win in the opening singles proved crucial as India beat Korea 2-1 in the Asia/Oceania Group I match to stay alive in the r...
Rutuja Bhosale’s win in the opening singles proved crucial as India beat Korea 2-1 in the Asia/Oceania Group I match to stay alive in the race for the Fed Cup Play-offs on Thursday.
Rutuja edged out higher-ranked Su Jeong Jang 7-5, 6-4 in the opening singles, to put India ahead 1-0 in the tie.
In-form Ankita was expected to seal the match but lost the second singles rather tamely 4-6, 0-6 to Na-Lae Han.
With the tie locked 1-1, India’s most successful woman player Sania Mirza got to play her first match of the competition after four years.
Sania and Ankita joined forces to prevail over Na-Ri Kim and Han 6-4 6-4 in one hour and 39 minutes to clinch the tie for India.
The victory means that India have now moved to second place in the six-team Asia/Oceania Group I behind China, who are unbeaten in the tournament.
The top two teams will qualify for the Play-offs to be played next month.
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