#AsianGames: Top-ranked Ankita Raina bags bronze in women's tennis singles
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Indian tennis player Ankita Raina settled for a bronze medal at the Asian Games in Indonesia after losing to China's Zhang Shuai in the women's singles semifinal today. Ankita lost 4-6, 6-7 in a grueling contest that lasted over 2 hours. With today's bronze, the 25-year-old Ankita became the only second Indian woman to have her name in the Asian Games' singles medallists list.
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Ministry of WCD congratulates Ankita on Twitter
Indeed, a splendid victory !
— Ministry of WCD (@MinistryWCD) August 23, 2018
Our Tennis Champion, Ankita Raina has won a Bronze medal in Women’s Singles at the #AsianGames2018.
We wish that the Indian contingent keep bringing laurels for the nation! pic.twitter.com/RA4OhTVHuz
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Sania gave the best women's singles performance in Asian Games
India's best women's singles performance in the Games came from Saina Mirza, who notched up a silver in the 2006 edition in Doha, followed by a bronze by her in 2010 in Guangzhou.