Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 22 -- India's Aadhya Tiwari bowed out of the women's singles soft tennis competition at the Asian Games 2026 despite defeating Pakistan's Kainaat Shallwani 4-0 in her final Group D match here on Tuesday.

Tiwari won 4-2, 5-3, 4-1, 5-3 against Shallwani, but the victory was not enough to keep her in contention for the quarterfinals, as only group winners advance to the next round.

Thailand's Alisha Ziegler had already secured the group after defeating both Tiwari and Shallwani. The Indian finished second in Group D, bringing her Asian Games campaign to an end.

Tiwari was the only Indian woman soft tennis player in the country's squad for the continental showpiece.

Earlier, Tiwari and Jay Meena had exited the mixed do...