Tokyo Olympics: Sania Mirza to partner Ankita Raina in women’s doubles event
Xtra Time Web Desk: India’s tennis ace Sania Mirza will be partnering Ankita Raina in the women’s doubles event at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Ankita, who is also the top ranked woman tennis player in the country confirmed her selection in a post on instagram.
“With great honour and pride, I inform you that I have been selected to represent India at the Olympics in the women’s doubles category, partnering Sania Mirza. The effort and hard work put in all these years have been fruitful with your invaluable support and encouragement! I take this opportunity to express my immense gratitude to ONGC corporation. I will do my best to make India proud,” Ankita Raina said in a post shared by ONGC, her employer.
This will be the first Olympics for Ankita. She had earlier paired with Sania in the Fed Cup (Billie Jean King Cup). For Sania though, it will be her fourth Olympics. She had partnered Sunitha Rao for Beijing Olympics, Rushmi Chakravarthi for London Olympics and Prarthana Thombare for Rio Olympics
Sania is also expected to partner with Rohan Bopanna for mixed doubles.
