Billy Jean King Cup: Sania Mirza will hope that India will perform well against Latvia.© Instagram
Veteran Sania Mirza and country’s best singles player Ankita Raina will lead India in next month’s Billy Jean King Cup World Group play-off, which named AITA a five-man squad for the tournament against Latvia on Tuesday. The five-member team consists of Karman Kaur Thandi, young Zeal Desai, who is making steady progress, and Rutuja Bhosle. The All India Tennis Association (AITA) selection committee on Tuesday picked the team after a virtual meeting.
Riya Bhatia, who was a sports member last year, will be the reserve player of the team, which will be captained by Vishal Kapal.
The two-day away tie will be played from April 16 at the indoor hard court at the National Tennis Center, Leupuppe, Jurmala.
India qualified for the World Group play-offs for the first time after finishing second in the Asia / Oceania Group I tie held in Dubai in March 2020, while Latvia lost 2-3 to the USA in their group.
The tie will be a tough test for the Indians as former Latvia’s French Open champion and world number 53 player Jelena Ostapenko is expected to be led by 2018 US Open semifinalist Anastasija Sevastova, who is currently ranked 56 but in February I was ranked 11th. 2018
She ran the Serena Williams-led USA in a qualifier tie last year.
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India’s hopes will rest on Ankita, who has a habit of punching above her weight, and is in line with Sania’s experience.
The tournament’s World Group play-off, formerly known as the Fed Cup, has been postponed twice before due to a coronovirus epidemic.
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