Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis LIVE Day 2, July 25 — Sathiyan and Manika to start the day — Updates, score, results, blog

Playing with attacking rubber, Siu-Hang delivers a tactful on-the-run chop to lead 9-6.

Full aggression from Siu-Hang as he fires forehands and leads at 9-5!

Strong power game from both players now as Siu-Hang pushes Sathiyan back from the table!

Not so soon though as Sathiyan Gnanasekaran rallies back up. 

However, Siu-Hang is giving Sathiyan a taste of his own medicine and still assumes the lead at 6-5.

Hong Kong takes the lead at 4-2 in the 5th game

Siu-Hang puts some pressure back on Sathiyan's game. 

Sathiyan engages his World No. 95 opponent in tense rallies.

Sathiyan goes back to the forehand flick to get himself to a 2-1 lead in the fifth game!

Here we go with the 5th game!

#SathiyanGnanasekaran wins the fourth game 11-5!

Was it ever in doubt?

The Indian now leads 3 games to 1 in the match. #TableTennis | #Tokyo2020 | #TeamIndia

— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) July 25, 2021

Sathiyan takes the fourth game!

Unconventional table tennis from the Hong Kong player but Sathiyan isn't ruffled at all. He wins the fourth game 11-5.