New Delhi, April 9: Vaishnavi Adkar’s gallant fight ended with a heartbreaking loss, while Sahaja Yamalapalli was outplayed by world No. 41 Janice Tjen as India went down 0-3 to Indonesia in their third match of the Asia/Oceania Group I tie to jeopardise their playoff chances at the Billie Jean King Cup here on Thursday.
The 21-year-old Vaishnavi, ranked 391 in the world, played her heart out but couldn’t get past Priska Madelyn Nugroho, ranked 419, going down 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 3-6 in the first singles in three hours and six minutes at the DLTA stadium.
It was always going to be a difficult task for Sahaja to beat Janice as she went down 2-6, 1-6 to the star Indonesian in the second singles.
In doubles, Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale put up a fight before going down 3-6, 6-7 (4) against Tjen and Aldila Sutjiadi, the 2022 Asian Games bronze medallists, as Indonesia completed a 3-0 drubbing. (PTI)
