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Sania Mirza hit her forehand with ferocity, leaping to her toes, swinging the racquet in a forceful arc, hitting the ball flat and downward, not high and loopy. Her power was international, un-Indian, and it took one’s breath away. She was the first Indian woman to hit the ball with the power
Ankita Raina won in three tough sets as she won against Samantha Stosur in their second meeting.
Ankita Raina becomes 3rd Indian woman to feature in Grand Slam main draw PTI The year’s first Grand Slam starts here Monday. After missing out on the women’s singles main draw, she still had a chance to qualify as a ‘lucky loser’ till the completion of the first round, but the 28-year-old realised a long-time dream when she signed up with Romania’s Mihaela Buzarnecu and earned a direct entry. Only Sania Mirza and Nirupama Vaidyanathan have competed in the Grand Slam main draws for India before. Ankita is only the second Indian after Sania, a six-time Grand Slam champio...
Australian Open: Ankita Raina became only the fifth Indian woman tennis player to secure a place in the main draw of a Grand Slam.
Ankita is only the second Indian after Sania Mirza, a six-time Grand Slam champion, to compete in the women’s doubles of a tennis major.