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Manika Batra was the only Indian with a clean sheet on the opening day of the WTT Star Contender Goa 2023 main draw here on Wednesday.
The lanky rower started the day by steamrolling England’s Ho Tin-Tin 3-0 in the women’s singles in the morning. Manika then paired with Archana Kamath in the afternoon and the world No. 6 combined and the pair were in danger of going out in the last 16 of the women’s doubles.
The Indian duo made a remarkable comeback from 2-0 down against Hong Kong’s Zhu Chengzhu and Li Ching Wan to win the marathon 53-minute encounter.
Manika ended the day by pairing G. Sathiyan to reach the mixed doubles quarterfinals. The world’s 5th pair avenged their previous two losses to the Koreans Yubin Shin & Lim Jongho 3-1.
Sathiyan had a mixed day when he beat compatriot Harmeet Desai in the first round of the men’s singles, but his and A. Sharath Kamals’ singles campaign ended in the first round.
Sharaths tournament campaign came to an end in the final match of the day in the first round of singles against Kazakhstan’s Kirill Gerassimenko.
Important results (IND unless specified)
Men’s Singles: G. Sathiyan (IND) bt Harmeet Desai (IND) 11-4; Emmanuel Lebesson (FRA) bt Wesley Do Rosario 11-4, 11-3, 11-8; Kirill Gerassimenko (KZK) bt A. Sharath Kamal 11-8, 11-7, 11-8
Women’s Singles: Manika Batra bt Tin-Tin Ho (FIN) 11-4, 11-8, 11-5; Hana Goda (EGY) bt Sreeja Akula 11-2, 11-13, 11-8, 11-2; Miyu Nagasaki (JPN) bt Yashaswini Ghorpade 11-3, 11-5, 11-9; Sutirtha Mukherjee bt Suhana Saini 11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 11-8.
Men’s Doubles: AN Jaehyun & Cho Seungmin bt Sharath & Sathiyan 11-6, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8; Bastian Rembert & Jules Rolland (FRA) bt Manush Shah & S. Snehit 11-8, 11-13, 11-3, 11-7; Harmeet Desai & Manav Thakkar bt Jeet Chandra & Ronit Bhanja 9-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5.
Women’s Doubles: Cheng I-Ching & Li Yu-Jhun (TPE) bt Sreeja & Diya Chitale 11-6, 11-4, 11-2; Kim Nayeong & Joo Chenohui (KOR) bt Suhana & Yashaswini 11-6, 11-4, 7-11, 11-7; Manika & Archana Kamath bt Zhu Chengzhu & Li Ching Wan (HKG) 8-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6, 12-10; Linda Bergstrom & Christina Kallberg (SWE) bt Poymantee Baisya & Anannya Basak 11-6, 11-9, 11-7
Mixed doubles: Choi Hyojoo & Lee Sangsu (KOR) bt Archana & Manav 11-4, 11-8, 3-11, 11-3; Lebesson & Yuan Jian Nan (FRA) bt Suhana & Rosario 11-6, 12-10, 11-2, Manika & Sathiyan bt Yubin Shin & Lim Jonghoon (KOR) 11-7, 11-6, 3-11, 11- 6.
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