In the singles semifinals played at The Tennis Project on Saturday, top seed Dalila Jakupovic of Slovenia was undone by third seed Justina Mikulskyte of Lithuania in a tough three-setter 4-6, 2-6, 7-6(0) while India\u2019s best bet and second seed Ankita Raina succumbed to the unseeded Korean Yeonwoo Ku 6-7(4), 3-6.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Later, Ankita joined hands with Zhibek Kulambayeva to lift the women\u2019s doubles title. The Indo-Kazakh pair brushed aside the challenge of Jacqueline Cabaj Awad of Sweden and Justina Mikulskyte in straight sets 6-4, 6-2. The winners bagged US $1437 and 35 WTA points for their effort while the runners-up were richer by US $ 719 and 23 WTA points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the singles semifinals, Ankita found herself on the wrong foot in the opening game itself where she lost her serve. The 31-year-old warmed up only by the third game as she erased a 0-2 deficit and led 3-2 with a break in the fourth game. However, she lost her serve once again in the 7th game which facilitated a tie-breaker. Relying heavily on her double-handed backhand, Ankita found herself a bit short losing 4-7.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Things replicated in the second set for the first five games, where Ankita once again after trailing 0-2, was leading 3-2 with a break in the third and the fifth game. However, the 20-year-old Yeonwoo moved better on the court and with deft placing of the ball troubled her fancied opponent often which made Ankita commit a lot of unforced errors.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/itf-womens-open-ankita-raina-wins-doubles-crown-loses-in-singles-semifinals.jpg", "alt_img": "ITF Women\u2019s Open: Ankita Raina wins doubles crown, loses in singles semifinals", "alt_title": "ITF Women\u2019s Open: Ankita Raina wins doubles crown, loses in singles semifinals", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "ITF Women\u2019s Open: Ankita Raina Wins Doubles Crown, Loses In Singles Semifinals On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "ITF Women\u2019s Open: Ankita Raina Wins Doubles Crown, Loses In Singles Semifinals, The Tennis Project: India's Ankita Raina had mixed fortunes as she won the Women's Doubles title while losing in the.", "seo_keywords": "Ankita Raina, ITF Women, Gurugram W35, The Tennis Project, Dalila Jakupovic, Justina Mikulskyte, Korean Yeonwoo Ku, Zhibek Kulambayeva, The Indo, Jacqueline Cabaj Awad", "tag": "", "tagging": "Ankita Raina, ITF Women, Gurugram W35, The Tennis Project, Dalila Jakupovic, Justina Mikulskyte, Korean Yeonwoo Ku, Zhibek Kulambayeva, The Indo, Jacqueline Cabaj Awad", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "itf-womens-open-ankita-raina-wins-doubles-crown-loses-in-singles-semifinals", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "1125", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2024-03-02 19:28:03", "updated": "2024-03-02 19:28:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Ankita Raina, ITF Women, Gurugram W35, The Tennis Project, Dalila Jakupovic, Justina Mikulskyte, Korean Yeonwoo Ku, Zhibek Kulambayeva, The Indo, Jacqueline Cabaj Awad", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-03-02 19:28:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "tennis", "cnmid": "873846", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/itf-womens-open-ankita-raina-wins-doubles-crown-loses-in-singles-semifinals-13687" }