PUNE: It is fast becoming Shrivalli Rashmikaa’s tie. So much so that the popular number answering to her name from the Telugu film 'Pushpa' has become the Indian team’s new anthem.
From having not played a singles match until the start of the week to winning all her three rubbers in as many days, the 23-year-old Shrivalli has led the Indian challenge with style and panache at the Billie Jean King Asia-Oceania Group 1 competition in Mhalunge-Balewadi.
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The young star clinched the match for India against Hong Kong on Thursday after overcoming Hong Yi Cody Wong, another promising 23- year-old to watch out for in the coming years, 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3 in the second singles.
Vaidehi Chaudhari, playing in place of Sahaja Yamalapalli who retired due to cramps in her match against Thailand on Wednesday, laid the foundation by beating Ho Ching Wu 7-6 (8), 6-1 in the opening singles. In the absence of Sahaja, the No. 1 mantle fell on Shrivalli and she wore it comfortably.
The most admirable part of Shrivalli, besides her eye-pleasing stroke making, over the past three days has been her fitness.
In the doubles, Ankita Raina and Prarthana Thombare saved four match-points but eventually lost to Wong and Eudice Chong 7-6 (2), 3-6, 11-13.
In the other matches, New Zealand ground out a gruelling 2-1 win over Chinese Taipei, the two singles matches lasting nearly five and half hours, while Thailand bounced back to overcome South Korea by an identical margin.
From having not played a singles match until the start of the week to winning all her three rubbers in as many days, the 23-year-old Shrivalli has led the Indian challenge with style and panache at the Billie Jean King Asia-Oceania Group 1 competition in Mhalunge-Balewadi.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel.
The young star clinched the match for India against Hong Kong on Thursday after overcoming Hong Yi Cody Wong, another promising 23- year-old to watch out for in the coming years, 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3 in the second singles.
Vaidehi Chaudhari, playing in place of Sahaja Yamalapalli who retired due to cramps in her match against Thailand on Wednesday, laid the foundation by beating Ho Ching Wu 7-6 (8), 6-1 in the opening singles. In the absence of Sahaja, the No. 1 mantle fell on Shrivalli and she wore it comfortably.
The most admirable part of Shrivalli, besides her eye-pleasing stroke making, over the past three days has been her fitness.
In the doubles, Ankita Raina and Prarthana Thombare saved four match-points but eventually lost to Wong and Eudice Chong 7-6 (2), 3-6, 11-13.
In the other matches, New Zealand ground out a gruelling 2-1 win over Chinese Taipei, the two singles matches lasting nearly five and half hours, while Thailand bounced back to overcome South Korea by an identical margin.
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