Tennis
Billie Jean King Cup 2025: India lose to The Netherlands - HIGHLIGHTS
Indian women's team lost 0-3 to The Netherlands; Both teams to be relegated to their respective continental groups next year.
India take on the Netherlands in the final match of the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs (Photo Credits: The Bridge)
Billie Jean King Cup 2025 Highlights: India lost to the Netherlands 3-0 in the final pool match of the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium in Bangalore on Sunday.
Shrivalli Bhamidipaty and Sahaja Yamalapalli lost their singles rubber. Shrivalli lost to Anouk Koevermans 2-6, 4-6 while Sahaja lost to Suzan Lamens 2-6, 3-6.
The Dutch followed it up with another win in the doubles when Suzan Lamens paired up with Demi Schuurs to beat Ankita Raina-Prarthana Thombare 6-1, 6-1.
The match was a dead rubber for both sides having lost their respective opening pool matches against Slovenia in Group G action. Both India and the Netherlands will now be relegated to their respective continental groups next year.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 16 Nov 2025 11:12 AM GMT
Match 1 | Set 2: India 4 - 5 The Netherlands
Shrivalli must find a way to break Koevermans' serve, else its all over the young Indian.
- 16 Nov 2025 11:09 AM GMT
Match 1 | Set 2: India 4 - 5 The Netherlands
Shrivalli gets her ground strokes going when it mattered the most. She holds serve to stay alive in this second set.
- 16 Nov 2025 11:07 AM GMT
Match 1 | Set 2: India 3 - 5 The Netherlands
Koevermans holds and Shrivalli now has to do the same to keep this rubber alive for India.
- 16 Nov 2025 11:03 AM GMT
Match 1 | Set 2: India 3 - 4 The Netherlands
Koevermans ups the ante and the under pressure Shrivalli succumbs.
Her serve is broken for the first time in the second set and Koevermans will now serve to surge ahead.
- 16 Nov 2025 10:57 AM GMT
Match 1 | Set 2: India 3 - 3 The Netherlands
Koevermans has double faulted 4 time in this match so far and yet, Shrivalli hasn't found a way to break her serve.
The telling factor has been the fact that when the chips are down, Koevermans manages to serve an ace down the T.
The Dutch players holds serve yet again to draw level.
- 16 Nov 2025 10:51 AM GMT
Match 1 | Set 2: India 3 - 2 The Netherlands
Shrivalli serves out a strong game and holds with confidence to stay ahead in this second set.
- 16 Nov 2025 10:47 AM GMT
Match 1 | Set 2: India 2 - 2 The Netherlands
A see-saw battle in this Koevermans service game.
The Dutch player, pushed by Shrivalli, saves a couple of break points before holding serve.
Shrivalli had her chances in that game, but failed to capitalise.
- 16 Nov 2025 10:44 AM GMT
Match 1 | Set 2: India 2 - 1 The Netherlands
Shrivalli looking to attack the Koevermans second serve and the ploy works, she now has a break point.
- 16 Nov 2025 10:39 AM GMT
Match 1 | Set 2: India 2 - 1 The Netherlands
Shrivalli under the pump in her second service game of this second set.
After saving a breakpoint, she manages to close out the game with a couple of solid ground strokes and an over head smash.
- 16 Nov 2025 10:34 AM GMT
Match 1 | Set 2: India 1 - 1 The Netherlands
Koevermans follows up her big serve with booming ground strokes and Shrivalli, at the moment, is find it difficult to handle the pace of the Dutch player.
