Team India confirmed its place in the playoff series in the Billie Jean King Cup 2025, after having set up second place in the Billie Jean King Cup Asia-Oceanie group. It was only the second time that India has qualified for the series of the Billie Jean King Cup, previously in 2020. With the hosts, New Zealand obtained first place in the tournament organized by MSLTA in association with ITF, AITA and PMDTA.
It was a dream start to the Billie Jean King Cup for Shrivalli Bhidipaty, because she kept her spotless record in the tournament. Playing against the Sohyun park, ranked 248, Shrivalli gave in a hard -disputed first set, before taking things in charge to take a return. The youngster of Hyderabad recorded his fifth consecutive victory, sealing the agreement with a score of 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) in 2 hours and 52 minutes.
Before the second single match with an advance of an Nile for India, Sahaja Yamalapalli took the central court to play against Dayeon. The Indian player has shown a resolution and determination despite an early setback in the two sets. By dragging 1-5 in the second set, Sahaja fought until the end, but finally failed with a score of 3-6, 4-6, in an hour and 45 minutes.
With everything to play and a place of playoff series at stake, the duo of largely experienced doubles from Ankita Raina and Prarthana Thombare has intensified when that counted the most, helping the team above the line against Sohyun Park and Dabin Kim. The Indian duo has held his nerve, making sure they complement each other with the net and the base base, finding the rights to help them win a 6-4, 6-3 victory in an hour and 15 minutes.
The Indian team, sponsored by Suhana, will now go to the Billie Jean King Cup 2025 qualifying series, and will play alongside the most efficient teams of the group I 2025 regional events. The qualifiers will be challenged as groups of three teams, the winners of the group passing to the qualifications of 2026.
The tournament was propelled by sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Ministry of Sports and Youth Welfare (Maharashtra). The other tournament partners include Bisleri, Shiv-Naresh, Manipal Hospital, Eco Factory Foundation and Dunlop.
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