Brenda Rallies to Beat Ankita Clinches ITF Women's Open Title
Bengaluru, Mar 12 (PTI) Top seed Brenda Fruhvirtova of the Czech Republic gave a fine demonstration of fighting skills on way to beating India's Ankita Raina 0-6, 6-4, 6-0 to clinch the ITF Women's Open singles title here on Sunday. Brenda, world No. 163, did not look sharp in the first set against the fourth seed India in the USD 40,000 event. Also Read | DC-W vs RCB-W, Dream11 Team Prediction WPL 2023: Tips To Pick Best Fantasy Playing XI for Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Women's Premier League Inaugural Season Match 11. She had four double faults and committed several unforced errors as Ankita did not put a foot wrong and converted all three break points. The second set began in similar fashion with Raina building a 3-0 lead, and a quick end to the match loomed. Also Read | Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City FC, ISL 2022-23 Semifinal 2nd Leg Live Streaming Online on Disney+ Hotstar: Watch Free Telecast of BFC vs MCFC Match in Indian Super League 9 on TV and Online. But a break in the fifth game proved to be the turning point as Brenda soon levelled the score at 3-3 and then converted a break point in the ninth game to take a 5-4 lead. The Czech player served out the game and took the match to the decider. A visibly shaken Ankita was hardly a match for Brenda in the third set, though the Indian had a chance to break serve in the fourth game. But Brenda raised her game just in time to hold serve. Brenda ended the two-hour-19-minute contest with a crushing forehand. "I didn't feel good in anything in the first set and it was like I was fighting with myself. I had to shut out the opening set because she (Ankita) was playing well at that point. But once I won the second set, things became easier from there," said Brenda. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 2:50 pm