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Bopanna-Sharan, Ankita Raina assure India of at least two medals from tennis
Updated On: 23 August, 2018 09:20 AM IST | Palembang | PTI
World no. 189, Ankita Raina dispatched Hong Kong's Eudice Chong 6-4 6-1 to enter the last four of the women's singles competition, ensuring atleast a bronze for India at the Asian Games 2018

Indian tennis players Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan reacts against China's Cheng Peng Hsles and Tsung Hua Yang during men's doubles R16 match at the 18th Asian Games at Palembang, in Indonesia on Wednesday, Aug 22, 2018. Pic/PTI
Ankita Raina and top seeds men's doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan assured India of at least a couple of bronze medals in the tennis competition by progressing to the semifinals at the Asian Games here today.
World no. 189, Raina dispatched Hong Kong's Eudice Chong 6-4 6-1 to enter the last four of the women's singles competition. In all the five events here, both losing semifinalists get a bronze. Raina played well against an opponent ranked more than 400 places lower than her but also benefitted from a more open draw after the shock loss of world no. 92 Luksika Kumkhum of Thailand.
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