Ankita Raina stunned 9th-seeded Ukrainian Katarina Zavatska 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 in Dubai to reach her maiden Grand Slam final qualifying round, while Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Ramkumar Ramanathan bowed out in Round 2 in Doha.
Ankita Raina · Women’s Qualifying Round 2 (Dubai)
Into Maiden Slam Q3| Round | Match | Score | Result | Match Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 | Ankita Raina (IND, 180) d. (9)Katarina Zavatska (UKR, 118) | 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 | WON | First career Grand Slam Q3 appearance |
Prajnesh Gunneswaran · Men’s Qualifying Round 2 (Doha)
19th Seed| Round | Match | Score | Result | Match Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 | (19)Prajnesh Gunneswaran (IND, 128) l. Constant Lestienne (FRA, 227) | 2-6, 3-6 | LOST | Exited in straight sets in Doha |
Ramkumar Ramanathan · Men’s Qualifying Round 2 (Doha)
Qualifying R2| Round | Match | Score | Result | Match Breakdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 | Ramkumar Ramanathan (IND, 188) l. Tung-Lin Wu (TPE, 247) | 3-6, 2-6 | LOST | Fell in Q2 after upsetting 10th seed Bagnis in Q1 |
Ankita Raina is through to the final qualifying round of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career after pulling off a scintillating victory over 9th seed and 118th ranked Katarina Zavatska from Ukraine
Speaking ahead of her final qualifying match against rising Serbian star Olga Danilovic, Ankita said – “I am feeling confident with my game, which is important. And the rest you just have to go out and fight, because everyone is fighting for it”
[QR1] Ankita Raina(🇮🇳,180) beat Katarina Zavatska(🇺🇦,118) 6-2 2-6 6-3
Ramkumar Ramanathan bowed out of the Australian Open qualifiers after going down to Chinese Taipei’s Tung Lin Wu in straight sets. Prajnesh Gunneswaran suffered the same fate at the hands of Frenchman Constant Lestienne
[QR1] Ramkumar Ramanathan(🇮🇳,188) l. Tung Lin Wu(🇹🇼,247) 3-6 2-6
[QR1] Prajnesh Gunneswaran(🇮🇳,128) l. Constant Lestienne(🇫🇷,227) 2-6 3-6
Images from Prajnesh’s & Ramkumar’s match today –
