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Patna : World No 197 in WTA rankings Ankita Raina, 25, India, beat compatriot and World No 366 Rutuja Bhosle, 22, late October 31, 2018, night, to enter the second round of WTA Mumbai Open. Ankita beat Rutuja 4-6, 6-2, 7-6. Rutuja, however, gave Ankita a run for her money putting up tremendous fight against a much higher ranker player taking the third set to tie breaker.
World No 103 Luksika Kumkhum, 25, Thailand, beat World No 288 Pranjala Yadlapalli, 19, India, in a three-set encounter 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the first round of WTA Mumbai Open on October 31, 2018, night. Kumkhum will play Barbora Stefkova, 23, Czech Republic, in the Round of 16.
World No 47 Saisai Zheng, 24, China, beat World No 215 Karman Kaur Thandi, 20, India, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round on October 31, 2018. Zheng will play world no 212 Bibiane Schoofs, 30, Netherlands, in the Round of 16 on November 1.