Depth in India women tennis is getting better: Vishal Uppal

The fourth-place finish in the Fed Cup, country's best in recent years, is not desirable but captain Vishal Uppal reckons there is enough evidence to believe that depth in women's tennis in India is getting better.

India beat Thailand but lost to hosts Kazakhstan and Korea to stay in Asia/Oceania Group I in the Fed Cup in Astana earlier this month.

Analysing India's performance, Uppal said the "present is solid and the future is bright" for women's tennis in the country.

"This is the highest we have finished in the past few years, which shows the girls are improving and are believing in themselves a lot more. The depth is getting better and new talent is emerging. There is a lot of healthy competition and we have a lot of girls challenging each other to get better and stay ahead of the pack," Uppal told PTI.

The captain said while Ankita Raina and Karman Kaur Thandi have started doing well as a doubles combination on the circuit, Rutuja Bhosale and Pranjala Yadlapalli will add value ..