It was a great day at work for Indian singles tennis players as Ankita Raina, Rutuja Bhosale and Ramkumar Ramanathan reached the pre-quarterfinals stage on the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday. 

In her round of 32 match, Ankita defeated Uzbekistan's Sabrina Olimjonova by 6-0, 6-0 in two straight sets in a matter of 51 minutes. She captured both the sets in less than 30 minutes. 

In her match Rutuja Bhosale beat Kazakhstan's Aruzhan Sagandykova by 7-6 (2), 6-2. The first set involved a tiebreaker but the second set was extremely one-sided. The first set lasted for 76 minutes, while the second ended in 45 minutes, giving the match a total duration of a little over two hours.

Ramkumar was given a walkover by his opponent Sunatullo Isroilov of Tajikistan as he was unable to compete.

Earlier, Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal started his 19th Asian Games men's singles campaign in style as he defeated Macao China's Ho Tin Marco 6-0, 6-0 in straight sets on Sunday.

Nagal had received a bye in the first round. The Indian played a flawless game as he thrashed Marco without losing a game. This triumph was not just a personal accomplishment for Nagal, but also a proud moment for India, reinforcing the country's presence in the Asian tennis arena.

India have won 10 medals at Hangzhou so far including one gold, three silvers and six bronze.