Pune, April 11 -- Vaidehi Chaudhary opened her Billie Jean King Cup 2025 Asia-Oceania Group 1 campaign with a win in straight sets in her very first match as India edged out Hong Kong 2-1 on the third day of the competition.

Vaidehi won the opening singles match 7-6, 6-1 against Ho Ching Wu. Although it was a tightly contested affair in the first set, as the game went on to a tie-breaker, which the Indian won, 10-8, it was smooth sailing ahead in the second set as she enjoyed a dominant win on her first day.

"This feeling of winning in my first match was really nice. The opponent was a little tricky. She was hitting very low balls, which were difficult to return, especially at the start when I was struggling with the rhythm. But gradual...