Manika exits in quarterfinals at WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguacu in Brazil; Top-seeded pair of Manush/Manav loses men’s doubles final

Indian paddler Manika Batra bowed out of the WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguacu in Brazil on Saturday after losing her quarterfinal clash against fourth seed Honoka Hashimoto of Japan. Manika lost 0-3 (7-11, 6-11, 7-11) to Hashimoto in a match which lasted 28 minutes. The Indian had beaten South Korea’s Kim Nayeong 3-2 to … Read more

Manika Batra enters quarterfinals at WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguacu in Brazil; Harmeet, Manush bow out in Round of 16

Indian paddler Manika Batra secured a 3-2 comeback win against South Korea’s Kim Nayeong to enter the quarterfinals of WTT Star Contender Foz do Iguacu in Brazil on Saturday. Manika lost the first game 6-11 against the seventh seed Nayeong before taking the second game 11-5 to level the score. The Indian bulldozed her opponent … Read more