WTT Star Contender: Manika Batra Make it count with an all-win record on the opening day| Goa News

Panaji: This Is Manika Batra 2.0.
At The Commonwealth Games 2022, India’s top-ranked Table tennis The player returned empty handed, having lost all four of her medals from four years ago. Questions We were asked questions about her personality and form. But since that disappointing campaign, Birmingham, Batra The world has changed.
Nowhere Was this better portrayed than at the WTT? Star Contender Goa As BatraWorld number 34, she won her singles, doubles, and mixed doubles games at the opening draw of the main draw at The. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee stadium in Taleigao.
“I am really happy with the wins, starting with the singles when I was a bit under pressure at the start due to the home crowd,” Batra Submitted TOI On Wednesday. “After the first game, I was okay, and I think I played well in all three games. The mixed doubles was the toughest. We have lost twice against them and this was a much-needed win.”
Batra’s opening day show follows an impressive showing in the Asia Cup Last year, she was the first to be elected. Indian WTT: First woman to win a silver medal Contender Doha In January.
“After the CWG, I was really down, but then I motivated myself, practised and trained well with my sparring partner,” Batra Posted on Wednesday. “At the Asia Cup, I was really playing with a lot of confidence. I’ve not been thinking of a win or loss, just giving my best for every point.”
In singles, Batra The challenge of England’s Tin-Tin Ho 11-4,11-8, 11-5 in rapid time and then, partnering Archana Kamath, won the women’s doubles against Hong Kong Pair of Li Ching Wan And Zhu Chengzhu 3-2.
It This was a remarkable turnaround.
Having The first two sets were lost. Indian Pair turned the match upside down to win the final. They Tendency was at its highest point with 10-4. However, the opponents tied it at 10-10. Manika To end the set and match, the visitors committed two errors.
“It was a little difficult, but I still feel we were making the right choices up until they reached 10-10,” Archana. “Manika ji being a very experienced player, she is composed in these situations and that helped in the end.”
Manika G was G’s partner for mixed doubles. She saved her best for the final. Sathiyan To evict Korean Pair of Shin Yubin And Lim Jonghoon 3-1.
“I would rate this as one of the best ever mixed doubles win,” Sathiyan. “They are a very solid pair, technically quite strong, and they’ve been winning back-to-back tournaments in WTT events. To beat a very strong Korean pair is one of the best wins for us.”
Earlier, India’s day at the WTT Star Contender The start was disappointing. Sathiyan And Sharath Kamal The might of Korea’s Cho Seungmin And An Jaehyun.
Sathiyan And Sharath They lost the first two sets and, even though they won the 3rd, seemed to be gaining momentum but eventually ran out.
“It was a tough match, maybe (because) we have not been playing together for a long time and the focus is mostly on mixed doubles. Credit to the Korean pair, they have been playing together and came up with some amazing shots. Had we put pressure in the beginning, we could have turned it around,” Sathiyan.
Sathiyan Later, you will be able to pass it along Harmeet Desai in a tough four-setter to make it to the round of 32, while in the women’s section, Batra And Sutirtha Mukherjee They booked their space with relative ease.
Meanwhile, Sutirtha won both her games, emerging triumphant in women’s singles And doubles, while Harmeet and Manav Thakkar Knocked out Ronit Bhanja And Jeet Chandra To book a quarterfinal match against, 3-2 Korean Pair of Lim Jonghoon And Jang Woojin.