Manika, Manav cruise to second round, mixed day for India at World Table Tennis C'ships
Posted on: May 18, 2025 23:50 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
el beda, asterisk amerind tabulate lawn tennis player Manika Batra cruised to the second round of the World Championships with a dominant straight-game win while Manav Thakkar also made a confident start to his singles campaign here on Sunday.
It was a mixed day for India as several others, including G Sathiyan crashed out of the tournament.
Seeded 22nd, Manika registered a commanding 4-0 victory over Nigeria's Fatima Bello in a women's singles fixture that lasted just 24 minutes.
She will be up against Korea's Park Gahyeon in the round of 64.
India's top-ranked male singles player, Thakkar, also began in style, defeating New Zealand's Timothy Choi 4-1 in his men's singles opening round.
However, it was a forgettable debut for 18-year-old Ankur Bhattacharjee, who exited in the first round after a 1-4 defeat to Hong Kong’s Lam Siu Hang in his men's singles outing.
The seasoned Sathiyan endured a tough outing as well, bowing out with a straight-game defeat to France's Thibault Poret, who won 4-0.
In doubles action, the ninth-seeded pair of Manush Shah and Diya Chitale made a strong start, registering a comprehensive 3-0 win over Algeria's Mehdi Bouloussa and Malissa Nasri.
But it was disappointment for the men's doubles duo of Harmeet Desai and G Sathiyan who bowed out in the opening round, losing 1-3 to Austria's Maciej Kolodziejczyk and Moldova’s Vladislav Ursu.
Desai also faced heartbreak in the mixed doubles, partnering Yashaswini Ghorpade.
The 14th-seeded Indian pair failed to capitalise on a 2-0 lead and also squandered three match points to lose 2-3 to France's Thibault Poret and Leana Hochart.
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