The Indian team was beaten 4-2 by Italy in the opening match of the IC Rod Laver Junior Challenge tennis event in Barcelona, Spain.
Aradhya Kshitij and Samarth Sahita won their singles matches. The Indian girls, Saanvi Mishra, coming in place of an injured Maaya Rajeshwaran, and Rishitha Basireddy lost their singles matches in straight sets.
Thereafter, India lost both the boys doubles and girls doubles matches.
The boys doubles was lost 6-10 in the super tie-break, and the captain Vikram Anand felt that a victory would have helped India fight further in the mixed doubles that is played only in case of a 3-3 score.
With six teams in the fray, India is scheduled to play South Africa, Spain, Argentina and Mexico in that order for the remaining round-robin league matches.
Published – July 27, 2025 06:39 pm IST