New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) Vaishnavi Adkar’s gallant fight ended with a heartbreaking loss to Priska Madelyn Nugroho in the opening singles as India fell 0-1 behind Indonesia in their third match of the Asia/Oceania Group I tie of the Billie Jean King Cup here on Thursday.
The 21-year-old from Pune, ranked 391 in the world, played her heart out but couldn’t get past Priska, ranked 419, going down 7-6 (3) 6-7 (3) 3-6 in three hours and six minutes at the DLTA stadium here.
Sahaja Yamalapalli now faces an uphill task as she takes on world No. 41 Janice Tjen, while doubles pair of Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale will face the combination of Aldila Sutjiadi and Janice in the third match of the tie.
India had registered a 3-0 win over New Zealand after suffering a 1-2 loss against Thailand on Wednesday.
Only the top two teams will progress to the play off, while the bottom two sides will be relegated to Group II for 2027.
India are placed alongside Indonesia, Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand and Thailand. PTI ATK BS BS
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