Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis LIVE Day 3 — Sharath, Sutirtha and Manika to seize the day— Updates, score, results, blog
Best of 7 games, with Manika to start!
Hello and welcome back to another live blog!
Manika Batra to go against Sofia Polcanova
Up Next Manika Batra v/s Sofia Polcanova
The Indian ace Manika Batra will take on No. 10 seed Sofia Polcanova of Austria in Round 3 of Women's Singles.
The match is expected to commence at 13:00 IST
Stay Tuned..
Sutirtha's campaign comes to an end
With an astounding and arguably unexpected Round 1 victory Sutirtha made headlines.
Monday, however, had no mercy
Fu Yu advances with a 4-0 whitewash.
Final Score:
11-3, 11-3, 11-5, 11-5
Change in body language
Sutirtha urges herself up, tries to stay proactive, hits 2 winners, leads for the first time.
But all isn't enough. Fu Yu leads 9-4. looking to finish in straight sets
It's not looking good for Sutirtha
Fu Yu takes Set 3 11-5, 3 of which were unforced errors.
Sutirtha struggling to keep Fu engaged in rallies and misses on outright winners time and again
Desperate times need desperate measures
Coach calls for a time out to boost Sutirtha's confidence.
Quick Fact
The longest rally yet has been 13 shots.
A testament to how easy Fu Yu is having by far
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