WTT Champions: Indian star Manika Batra advances to pre-quarterfinals

Manika, who made history in Paris Olympics to become the first-ever Indian to reach the singles pre-quarterfinals, took less than 22 minutes to cruise to a 11-4, 11-8, 12-10 victory

Paris: India's Manika Batra plays against Germany's Annett Kaufmann during the Women's Team Table Tennis Quarterfinal Game between India and Germany at the Table Tennis competitions in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Wednesday, Aug. 7,2024.(Photo: PTI)

Press Trust of India Montpellier (France)

1 min read Last Updated : Oct 24 2024 | 8:21 AM IST

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India's table tennis star Manika Batra produced a dominant performance to defeat America's Lily Zhang 3-0 to advance into the women's singles pre-quarterfinals of the WTT Champions here on Wednesday.

Manika, who made history in Paris Olympics to become the first-ever Indian to reach the singles pre-quarterfinals, took less than 22 minutes to cruise to a 11-4, 11-8, 12-10 victory.

The four-time Olympian Zhang, who also had a pre-quarterfinal finish in Paris, fought hard to come back in the third game but Manika's consistency and precision saw her through.

The Indian won a total of 34 points, compared to Zhang's 22 and she was especially strong on her opponent's serve, winning 14 points off the Chinese-American.

Manika will face the winner of eighth seeded Romanian Bernadette Szocs and Orawan Paranang of Thailand.

Sreeja Akula is the second Indian in the main draw and she will take on Pan American champion Adriana Diaz of Puerto Rico later in the day.

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