06 May,2024 04:41 AM IST | KAEC (Saudi Arabia) | PTI
Manika Batra
Indian table tennis star Manika Batra shocked World No. 2 Wang Manyu of China to secure the biggest win of her singles career and enter the pre-quarterfinals of the Saudi Smash here on Monday.
Manika, ranked 39, beat the second-seeded Chinese 6-11, 11-5, 11-7, 12-10 in just 37 minutes.
Though Manika lost the opening game to the Tokyo Olympics team gold medallist and 2021 World Champion, she fought back well to take the next two games.
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In mixed doubles, Harmeet Desai and Yashaswini Ghorpade surprised the Spanish fifth-seeded pair of Alvaro Robles and Maria Xiao 3-2 (11-5, 5-11, 3-11, 11-7,11-7) to storm into the quarter-finals.
Ayhika and Sutirtha Mukherjee defeated Mariam and Marwa Alhodaby 3-0 (11-7, 1-3, 11-4) to enter the pre-quarters.
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