Asian Games 2026: Ankita-Rutuja pair bow out; rain pushes Nagal’s match to September 29
Indian tennis players Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale were eliminated in the first round of the Asian Games women's doubles. Meanwhile, Sumit Nagal's men's singles match was suspended due to rain and is scheduled to resume on Tuesday.
Why it matters
The Asian Games are a major regional sporting event, and these results impact India's overall medal tally and performance standing.
India’s women’s doubles campaign in tennis at the Asian Games came to an early end after Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale suffered a hard-fought first-round defeat against Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva and Anna Danilina on Monday (September 28, 2026).
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The Indian pair lost 7-5 3-6 5-10 to the Kazakh duo in a contest that went down to the deciding match tie-break.
In men’s singles, India’s Sumit Nagal was locked at 3-2 in the opening set against South Korea’s Hong Seongchan when rain brought the match to a halt. The match will resume on Tuesday.
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