Tennis: Prajnesh, Ankita achieve career-best rankings

Tennis: Prajnesh, Ankita achieve career-best rankings

Ankita Raina. (Xinhua/Li Jianan/IANS)

Kolkata: Indian tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran in action during a practice session ahead of the Davis Cup World Group qualifier against Italy on February 1-2, in Kolkata, on Jan 28, 2019. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS)

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Indian tennis players Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Ankita Raina on Monday achieved their career-best rankings of 102 and 168 respectively.

Prajnesh jumped seven places to be at 102 while Ankita vaulted 35 places to sit at 168.

Women's singles player Karman Kaur Thandi dropped five places to 210.

In the ATP list, Ramkumar Ramanathan dropped two places to 133 while Saketh Myneni also dropped four places to 260.

In the doubles, veteran player Rohan Bopanna (37) and Divij Sharan (40) dropped three places, and Leander Paes dropped 19 places to be at 78.

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