Indonesia stunned by India 3-0 in Fed Cup

Indonesia stunned by India 3-0 in Fed Cup

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Indonesia was beaten 0-3 by India in a Group Three tie at the
Asia-Pacific Junior Fed Cup in the Bung Karno tennis hall on
Wednesday.

While India, which has won twice, is already guaranteed a
place in the quarterfinals, Indonesia will have to defeat the
Philippines in the final group matches to go through.

The hosting team's faltering run on the second day of the
competition began when Septi Nindya Yutami failed to overcome
Ankita Bhambri.

After losing in the opening set, the Indonesian teenager
pulled back to even, but she was completely outgunned in the
closing set for a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 loss.

Sandy Gumulya did not seem to have recovered her fitness from
the opening day when she had cramps at the end of her match. On
Wednesday, she scored only four games in her 6-1, 6-3 defeat by
Sania Mirza.

India followed on with a clean sweep after Ankira
Bhambri/Sania Mirza overcame Sandy Gumulya/Septi Nindya Yutami,
6-3, 7-5, Antara reported.

The host is now braced for a must-win match against the
Philippines, which have already been eliminated from the
competition after conceding two losses.

After a 0-3 drubbing by India on the opening day, the
Philippines' dismal campaign continued with a loss to Uzbekistan
with the same score.

Uzbekistan will now be entering the group's final match
against India with a 1-1 record.

Chinese Taipei also secured a next stage berth after winning
its second match against second seed China 2-1 in Group Four. It
had previously beat New Zealand 3-0 before.

The Chinese and New Zealanders will be fighting for the other
place from the group.

Group Two saw Thailand and South Korea through, each with two
wins, while Group One has top seed Australia and Malaysia in the
next stage.

The eight teams in the quarterfinals will be paired with the
winning four going to the International Fed Cup in France in
October.