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BEIJING: Aryna Sabalenka outclassed Sofia Kenin 6-1, 6-2 at the China Open on Sunday (Oct 1) in her first match as the women's world No 1 while Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova crashed out after losing 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 to Anhelina Kalinina in Beijing.
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HANGZHOU, China : Chinese tennis trailblazer Zhang Zhizhen claimed the nation's first men's singles gold medal at the Asian Games in nearly 30 years on Saturday, riding a wave of crowd support to beat Japan's Yosuke Watanuki 6-4 7-6(7) in Hangzhou.
Rutuja Bhosale raised her game in nick of time while seasoned Rohan Bopanna stayed solid with his big serves as India came back from a set down to win the tennis mixed doubles gold at the Asian Games, Saturday. The second-seeded Indian team rallied to win the title clash 2-6 6-3 10-4 against Chinese Taipei's combo of Tsung-hao Huang and En-shuo Liang. The victory ensured that India will return with at least one tennis gold from the Asian Games in an otherwise disappointing campaign in which the country managed to win only two medals - the other being men's doubles silver.
The Indian contingent is on a roll at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou. India have so far won 35 medals (9 gold, 13 silver and 13 bronze) at the Asian Games 2023. In the 2018 event, the Indian contingent had bagged its biggest-ever medal haul, earning as many as 70 medals from the event from what was a 570-member strong contingent. In the 2023 edition of the continental tournament, the Indian team is hopeful of crossing their previous best, with a 100+ mark being their target. India have won medals in shooting, cricket, tennis, sailing among other sports. (Asian Games Medals Tally)
India's stars like weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, mixed doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale will be in action on September 30 at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou. It won't be a medal match but an India vs Pakistan contest is always among the big games, the two teams will be facing each other in a Pool A match in men's hockey on Saturday. Meanwhile, athletes like huddler Jyothi Yarraji, long jumpers Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin will also be in action during the qualifying events.
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Asian Games 2023 September 29 Live Updates: Palak and Esha Singh completed a historic one-two for India, winning a gold and silver, respectively, in women's 10m air pistol individual event. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Kusale, Akhil Sheoran won gold medal in Men's 50m Rifle 3P Team event, breaking the world record in the process. Earlier, Esha, Palak and Divya Thadigol won India's first medal of the day, clinching an Asian Games silver in Women's 10m Air Pistol Team event.