WTT Contender Budapest 2021: Manika Batra & Sathiyan Gnansekaran beat Hungarian pair to become champions
Xtra Time Web Desk: The Indian pair of Manika Batra and Sathiyan Gnansekaran defeated Hungary’s Nandor Ecseki and Dora Madarasz to be the champions of the mixed doubles event at WTT Contender Budapest 2021 on Friday. Manika and Sathiyan beat the Hungarian pair 3-1 in the final. The final score was 11-9, 9-11, 12-10 & 11-6 in favour of the Indians.
Manika and Gnansekaran entered the final of the WTT Contender Budapest after defeating the Belarussian pair of Aleksandar Khanin and Daria Trigolos 11-6, 11-5, 11-4 on Thursday.
It was a memorable win for Manika and Sathiyan, who don't play a lot of mixed doubles together.
Manika had won the Asian Games bronze with veteran Sharath Kamal and more recently they played together at the Tokyo Olympics.
Manika, ranked 60th in singles, had done well to reach the semifinals here. Another impressive performance came from 150th-ranked Indian Sreeja Akula, whom Manika defeated in the quarterfinals.
It was also a welcome result for Sathiyan following his opening round loss in the singles competition of the Tokyo Olympics.
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Karla Gleichauf
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment
M Shyamalan
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment
Liz Montano
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment