Asian Games Table Tennis: Sathiyan/Manika disappoint in mixed doubles-HIGHLIGHTS
Manika Batra records a thumping win in her first match.
Manika Batra defeated Nepal's Shrestha Nabita 4-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-3, 11-2) to move to the round of 16. An easy win for Manika after the disappointment from Mixed doubles.
Sreeja Akula is knocked out!
Sreeja Akula loses 11-6, 11-4, 15-13, 11-9 and ends her singles campaign at the Asian Games 2023.
Sreeja Akula is 0-3 down.
North Korean paddler needs just one more game as she clinches the third game 15-13 despite some fight from Sreeja Akula.
Sreeja Akula is on the verge of being knocked out.
The North Korean paddler wins the second game 11-4 and is leading 5-4.
Sreeja Akula loses the first game.
Sreeja fought well but the North Korean paddler wins the first game 11-6.
Sreeja Akula up next!
After losing in the mixed doubles, Sreeja Akula will play her singles tie against Songgyong Pyon of North Korea.
Sathiyan/Manika knocked out.
Indian pair Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran also lost out in the round of 16 against the Singapore pair.11-7, 11-9, 11-13, 10-12, 3-11.
It is a poor loss as the Indian pair was leading 2-0 in the match and allowed the Singapore pair to make a comeback.
Harmeet Desai/Sreeja Akula go down against the Thai pair.
First elimination for India as the mixed doubles pair of Harmeet/Sreeja lost in straight games to end their campaign. They have their singles ties left.
Sathiyan and Manika leads 2-1.
Sathiyan and Manika need to win one more game in order win their match of round of 16 against the pair from Singapore.
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