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Chia Yi Tsao: India's top singles player Ankita Raina put herself in title contention in the doubles event of the ITF W50 event along with British partner Naiktha Bains on Friday, overcoming an all-Indian team of Riya Bhatia and Vaidehi Chaudhary at DLTA Complex here. Ankita, who made a first-round exit in the singles, and Naiktha prevailed 6-2, 6-4 over their rivals in the semifinals.

Ankita, who made a first-round exit in the singles, and Naiktha prevailed 6-2, 6-4 over their rivals in the semifinals. vAnkita and Naikhta last played a final together in November 2024 in Caloundra, Australia, where they ended as runners-up at the ITF W50 event.

If Ankita wins on Saturday, it will be her first doubles title of the 2025 season and her first since her triumph at the Kashiwa event in Japan in April, last year when she partnered Chinese Taipei's Chia Yi Tsao.