By Indian Fed Cup tennis team captain Vishal Uppal said on Friday that his players were higher than the Latvian team in the upcoming Billy Jean King Cup (formerly known as Fed Cup). They will play aggressively against them and are confident that they can defeat the rival team in it.
The hosts will field their top players including world number 47 Anastasia Sevastova, 2017 French Open champion Yelena Ostapenko (53rd ranked), Diana Marsinkievica (274th ranked) and Daniela Vismane (492). The Latvian team is captained by Adrian Jaguns, who also has a less experienced Patricia Spaka.
Uppal said at the press conference on the eve of the team’s departure, “We are not only excited but also hungry for victory.” We will only benefit, we will not lose anything in this match. “
They have players in the top 50, so the pressure will be on them to defeat us, ” he said. We are not playing for prestige but the players will present the challenge. “The
Indian team will reach Latvia on Saturday and will remain in isolation for 24 hours before landing on the court on Monday.”
What kind of attitude will the team adopt because the rival team is highly ranked, then Uppal looks very confident. He said, “Therefore there are vicissitudes. We want to make a mark. This is a big moment for Indian women’s tennis. We have never reached the play-off stage before, we are all ready. ”
The Indian team will be led by Ankita Raina, who is currently the best singles player in the country ranked 165th. Other members of the team are veteran Sania Mirza, Karaman Kaur Thandi (637), Rutuja Bhosle (420) and debutant Lake Desai (568).
Uppal said, “I have a lot of options, I can choose anyone. It will depend on who will be the best for the match, given the circumstances. ”
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