Bhosale, who partnered Bopanna to a victory over Liang En-Shuo and Huang Tsung-Hao of Chinese Taipei in a Super Tiebreaker, had reached the third round in women's singles before losing to Alex Eala of the Phillippines.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bhosale is taking a lot of confidence from her performance in Hangzhou and hoping to use it as a stepping stone for the Olympic Games next year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI have trained my eyes on the Paris Olympics. In tennis, one cannot book an Olympic quota despite winning at the Asian Games like other sports. I have to better my ranking and make my way up from 320 to top-200 to ensure a berth as well as secure entry in Grand Slams,\u201d Bhosale commented after being felicitated by her sponsors Punit Balan Group (PBG)Chairman Punit Balan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 27-year-old Bhosale has made significant progress in her world ranking, with assistance from PBG, resulting in a career-high ranking of 313 in singles. She has also clinched seven ITF titles in the last two years including six in the doubles category.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt was a proud moment for me and Rohan (Bopanna) to represent India and win an Asian Games gold medal in mixed doubles after 13 long years. I am thankful for all the help and support that has gone into making us stand at the podium,\u201d Bhosale said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bhosale said the financial assistance made her more relaxed and helped her to focus on her game rather than worrying about a shortage of funds and various other challenges.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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