Fed Cup: Sania-Ankita seal India's place in playoffs

Ankita shines with two wins as India creates Fed Cup history

All set for WTA Mumbai Open

She had received a wild card last year and made her way into quarterfinals.

Bopanna-Sharan, Ankita assure India of two medals.

The Ahmedabad girl will return home before heading to Jakarta and felt her preparations for the quadrennial event were top notch.

The other group has Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Korea and Japan.

Diana had also ended Indian No 1 Ankita Raina's dream run in the semi-finals by clinching the match 6-4, 6-4 after 87 minutes of play.

Ankita surprised herself and her coach with swift movements on the court and adjusted well with the newly introduced balls.

This is the first time Ankita has progressed in the main round of a WTA event and she will now meet unseeded Amandine Hesse in the quarter-finals.

Ankita kept the Indian challenge on along with the pair of Karman Kaur Thandi and Pranjala Yadlapalli in the doubles going into Thursday.

Russia’s Valentyna Ivakhnenko defeated Czech Republic’s Marie Bouzkova 6-3, 6-3 in another first round match between unseeded players.