BJK Cup: India's playoff chances fade after defeat
New Delhi, April 10 -- Vaishnavi Adkar held all the cards in India's tough tie against Indonesia in the Billie Jean King Cup (Asia Oceania Group 1) at the DLTA courts here. With world No. 41 Janice Tjen set to play the second singles against Sahaja Yamalappalli and also return for the doubles, Vaishnavi's match against Priska Madelyn Nugroho was decisive. The 21-year-old Vaishnavi has just broken into the top 400, backed by some remarkable showings in the ITF circuit at home, but she is still on a learning curve.
In the heat of the battle, Vaishnavi lost to Priska 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 3-6 after a draining, three-hour duel. Sahaja, ranked 385th in the world, had a herculean task against Janice, a player from the Grand Slam league. The Indonesia...
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