NEW DELHI: Indian ladies’s doubles pair of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee clinched the WTT Contender event title in Tunis on Sunday.
The duo defeated the Japanese pair of Miyuu Kihara and Miwa Harimoto 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 13-11).
The resounding win not solely secured the championship for the Indian pair but additionally marked a historic second as they grew to become the primary Indians to clinch a Contender title this yr.
Their achievement has come towards the 2 rising Japanese youngsters who’re each ranked among the many top-25 on this planet in singles.
On Saturday, the Indian pair had superior to the ultimate after beating Korean duo of Shin Yubin and Jeon Jihi 3-2 (7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9) in a hard-fought last-four conflict.
Earlier on Saturday, the Indian combined doubles pair of Manika Batra and G Sathiyan in addition to the lads’s doubles duo of Manav Vikash Thakkar and Manush Utpalbhai Shah had misplaced their respective semifinal matches.
(With inputs from PTI)
The duo defeated the Japanese pair of Miyuu Kihara and Miwa Harimoto 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 13-11).
The resounding win not solely secured the championship for the Indian pair but additionally marked a historic second as they grew to become the primary Indians to clinch a Contender title this yr.
Their achievement has come towards the 2 rising Japanese youngsters who’re each ranked among the many top-25 on this planet in singles.
On Saturday, the Indian pair had superior to the ultimate after beating Korean duo of Shin Yubin and Jeon Jihi 3-2 (7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9) in a hard-fought last-four conflict.
Earlier on Saturday, the Indian combined doubles pair of Manika Batra and G Sathiyan in addition to the lads’s doubles duo of Manav Vikash Thakkar and Manush Utpalbhai Shah had misplaced their respective semifinal matches.
(With inputs from PTI)
