NEW DELHI: Indian desk tennis veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal exited the Paris Olympics males’s singles competitors after dropping to Slovenia’s Deni Kozul, whereas Manika Batra started her marketing campaign with a 4-1 victory over Nice Britain’s Anna Hursey within the spherical of 64.
The 42-year-old Kamal, collaborating in his fifth Olympics, confronted a shocking 2-4 (12-10 9-11 6-11 7-11 11-8 10-12) defeat to Kozul, who’s ranked 126th on this planet.
The match lasted 53 minutes. Kamal, ranked 40th globally, began robust, profitable an in depth first recreation however subsequently misplaced the subsequent three, placing him behind at 1-3. He managed to win the fifth recreation however fell within the sixth, ending his Olympic journey.
The 29-year-old Manika Batra showcased a powerful efficiency in opposition to Anna Hursey. Her spherical of 64 girls’s singles match lasted 41 minutes. Manika, the 2018 Commonwealth Video games champion and 18th seed within the event, secured a 4-1 victory with scores of 11-8 12-10 11-9 9-11 11-5 over Hursey, ranked 103rd on this planet.
This victory matched her feat on the Tokyo Olympics, the place she grew to become the primary Indian girl desk tennis participant to succeed in the spherical of 32 in singles.
The Delhi paddler was no match to her opponent as she raced to a 3-Zero lead in 24 minutes and was heading in the right direction for a 4-Zero win. However Hursey made a comeback of types and received the fourth recreation.
Nonetheless, Manika ensured there was no additional room for her lower-ranked opponent to make a comeback. She comfortably received the fifth recreation to clinch the match.
Manika faces 12th seed Prithika Pavade of France within the spherical of 32 match on July 31.
Earlier within the day, Sreeja Akula, India’s top-ranked girl paddler, certified for the spherical of 32 with a commanding 4-Zero win over Sweden’s Christina Kallberg. Sreeja, who made historical past as the primary Indian paddler to assert a WTT Contender singles title, secured her victory with recreation scores of 11-4, 11-9, 11-7, 11-Eight in simply 30 minutes.
Sreeja made the early operating within the fourth set, taking a 9-Three lead, however a number of unforced errors and a few good smashes helped Kallberg slender the result in 9-7 after which to 10-8.
However a robust unanswered forehand to the suitable nook of the desk propelled Sreeja to the subsequent spherical.
Within the contest, Sreeja confronted little opposition in clinching the primary set however was examined within the second, with Kallberg persevering with to problem her within the subsequent units.
Within the third set, Sreeja and Kallberg had been tied at 7-5 earlier than the Indian participant regained management to win it. Sreeja then established a dominant lead early within the fourth set, although her opponent managed to shut the hole earlier than Sreeja’s decisive forehand sealed the victory.
The Indian desk tennis gamers have proven a combined efficiency, with Kamal’s exit contrasting with the successes of Manika and Sreeja.
The 42-year-old Kamal, collaborating in his fifth Olympics, confronted a shocking 2-4 (12-10 9-11 6-11 7-11 11-8 10-12) defeat to Kozul, who’s ranked 126th on this planet.
The match lasted 53 minutes. Kamal, ranked 40th globally, began robust, profitable an in depth first recreation however subsequently misplaced the subsequent three, placing him behind at 1-3. He managed to win the fifth recreation however fell within the sixth, ending his Olympic journey.
The 29-year-old Manika Batra showcased a powerful efficiency in opposition to Anna Hursey. Her spherical of 64 girls’s singles match lasted 41 minutes. Manika, the 2018 Commonwealth Video games champion and 18th seed within the event, secured a 4-1 victory with scores of 11-8 12-10 11-9 9-11 11-5 over Hursey, ranked 103rd on this planet.
This victory matched her feat on the Tokyo Olympics, the place she grew to become the primary Indian girl desk tennis participant to succeed in the spherical of 32 in singles.
The Delhi paddler was no match to her opponent as she raced to a 3-Zero lead in 24 minutes and was heading in the right direction for a 4-Zero win. However Hursey made a comeback of types and received the fourth recreation.
Nonetheless, Manika ensured there was no additional room for her lower-ranked opponent to make a comeback. She comfortably received the fifth recreation to clinch the match.
Manika faces 12th seed Prithika Pavade of France within the spherical of 32 match on July 31.
Earlier within the day, Sreeja Akula, India’s top-ranked girl paddler, certified for the spherical of 32 with a commanding 4-Zero win over Sweden’s Christina Kallberg. Sreeja, who made historical past as the primary Indian paddler to assert a WTT Contender singles title, secured her victory with recreation scores of 11-4, 11-9, 11-7, 11-Eight in simply 30 minutes.
Sreeja made the early operating within the fourth set, taking a 9-Three lead, however a number of unforced errors and a few good smashes helped Kallberg slender the result in 9-7 after which to 10-8.
However a robust unanswered forehand to the suitable nook of the desk propelled Sreeja to the subsequent spherical.
Within the contest, Sreeja confronted little opposition in clinching the primary set however was examined within the second, with Kallberg persevering with to problem her within the subsequent units.
Within the third set, Sreeja and Kallberg had been tied at 7-5 earlier than the Indian participant regained management to win it. Sreeja then established a dominant lead early within the fourth set, although her opponent managed to shut the hole earlier than Sreeja’s decisive forehand sealed the victory.
The Indian desk tennis gamers have proven a combined efficiency, with Kamal’s exit contrasting with the successes of Manika and Sreeja.
