Third seed Ankita Raina warmed up for the tougher challenges ahead by beating Ya-Hsuan Lee 6-1, 7-6(7) in the first round of the $25,000 ITF women’s tournament at the Indore Tennis Club on Tuesday.
From 5-2 in the second set, Ankita lost her way briefly to trail 5-6. In the eventual tie-break, she slipped from being 6-2 to 6-7, before saving the set point and closing out the match by winning the next three points.
Ankita will next face the winner of the match between two qualifiers, Michika Ozeki and Ekaterina Yashina.
