Asian Games 2018: Ankita Raina clinches bronze to become only second Indian to win Asiad women's singles medal

Palembang: Indian tennis player Ankita Raina clinched a bronze medal at the Asian Games after losing to China’s Zhang Shuai in the women’s singles semifinal here on Thursday. [caption id=“attachment_5028011” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of India’s Ankita Raina. AFP[/caption] Ankita lost 4-6, 6-7 (6) in a gruelling contest that lasted a little over two hours. India’s best women’s singles performance in the Games came from Saina Mirza, who notched up a silver in the 2006 edition in Doha, followed by a bronze by her in 2010, Guangzhou. With the bronze, the 25-year-old Ankita became only the second Indian woman to have her name in the Asian Games’ singles medallists list. Both the losing semifinalists are entitled to a bronze each in the Games.