Prague Open: Lucky loser Raina moves into last 16, defeats Strycova
Ankita Raina edged out Barbora Strycova 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday. She’ll face No 4 seed Linda Noskova in the next round
Ankita Raina in Billie Jean King Cup action in 2021 (Imago/Panoramic)
Indian lucky loser Ankita Raina edged out Barbora Strycova 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last 16 of the Prague Open at TK Sparta Praha on Wednesday.
Raina, ranked No 196, will play No 4 seed Linda Noskova next.
Prague WTA 250, other 32 results (TK Sparta Praha, hard, USD 251.750, most recent results first):
- Linda Noskova beat Elvina Kalieva (Q): 6-1, 6-2
- Xiyu Wang beat Clara Tauson: 6-3, 6-2
- Jule Niemeier beat Heather Watson: 6-2, 6-3
- Tereza Martincova (WC) beat Gabriela Knutson (Q): 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
- Yanina Wickmayer beat Lin Zhu (2): 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Yue Yuan beat Shuai Zhang (3): 6-2, 6-2
- Alize Cornet (6) beat Lucie Havlickova (WC): 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
- Kaia Kanepi beat Lucrezia Stefanini: 6-2, 6-3
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova beat Patricia Maria Tig: 6-2, 6-2
- Emiliana Arango (Q) beat Barbora Palicova (WC): 6-3, 6-2
- Jaqueline Cristian beat Marie Bouzkova (1): 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
- Viktoria Hruncakova (Q) beat Xinyu Wang (7): 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
- Nao Hibino (LL) beat Sara Errani: 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
- Kateryna Baindl (8) beat Dayana Yastremska (Q): 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
- Tamara Korpatsch (Q) beat Viktoriya Tomova: 6-2, 6-4
