Game 1, Sreeja 6-6 Sun
Sreeja is taking the fight to the Chinese and is holding her own quite well.
Brilliant fight this from the birthday girl.
Game 1, Sreeja 5-5 Sun
Sreeja is looking very good herself, pulling things back and drawing level in the first game!
Game 1, Sreeja 3-5 Sun
Unbelievable change of pace with precision from the world no.1!
Sreeja simply had no answer to that counter attack from Sun Yingsha.
Game 1, Sreeja 2-4 Sun
Brilliant rally from both paddlers and the Chinese had the last laugh with a killer blow across the diagonal!
Game 1, Sreeja 2-2 Sun
And now she uses her backhand to set herself up for her forehand towards the short side! Spirited start from the Indian.
The players are out!
Sreeja and Sun Yingsha are doing their warmup rounds and rallies.
The match will get underway in a few minutes.
Sreeja Akula faces world no.1 Sun Yingsha
Sreeja will play her second match of the day and quite possibly the toughest match in her career, facing up against the world no.1 Chinese paddler Sun Yingsha.
Game 5, Manika 6-11 Hirano, Hirano defeats Manika 4-1!
Miu Hirano, the Japanese has advanced into the quarterfinals, eliminating India's Manika Batra 4-1 in what was an enthralling contest.
Manika tried her best but Hirano was just too good.
Final score: Manika Batra 1-4 Miu Hirano (6-11, 9-11, 14-12, 8-11, 6-11)
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