Manika Batra Moves To Pre-Quarterfinal At WTT Contender Zagreb
Indian table tennis player Manika Batra progressed to the Pre-Quarterfinal of the WTT Contender Zagreb after winning in the first round. Manika defeated a lower-ranked paddler from Croatia Hana Arapovic with 3-1 at the Dom Sportova. Manika will now take on World ranked 11 Shin Yubin of Korea on Friday. On the other, Sutirtha Mukherjee bowed out of the tournament after losing 0-3 to the higher-ranked Korean paddler Yang Ha Eun in 1st round. In Men's single, Sharath Kamal Achanta won his first round against Lilian Bardet in a close battle by 3-2.