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Tanvi Sharma advances at Korea Masters, Srikanth among six Indian men out in round one
Tanvi Sharma advances at Korea Masters, Srikanth among six Indian men out in round one
NDTV Sports reported that Taipei Open champion Tanvi Sharma led a strong Indian showing in women's singles at the Korea Masters Super 300 on Wednesday, beating China's Yuan An Qi 21-16, 21-15…
NDTV Sports reported that Taipei Open champion Tanvi Sharma led a strong Indian showing in women's singles at the Korea Masters Super 300 on Wednesday, beating China's Yuan An Qi 21-16, 21-15 to reach the second round. Rakshitha Ramraj came from a game down to beat Korea's Yoo A Yeon, Mansi Singh recovered to defeat Kim Joo Eun, Isharani Baruah overcame Korea's Lee So Yul and Anmol Kharb rallied past Hong Kong's Lo Sin Yan Happy, while Ashmita Chaliha and Shriyanshi Valishetty also advanced, only Tanya Hemanth and Aakarshi Kashyap lost. In men's singles, third seed Kidambi Srikanth lost 20-22, 21-14, 12-21 to Israel's Daniil Dubovenko in the opening round, joined in first-round exits by Kiran George, Mithun Manjunath, Tharun Mannepalli and Rounak Chouhan, while Saneeth Dayanand retired trailing top seed Yudai Okimoto. In doubles, an Indian mixed pair and a women's pair won their openers while two other Indian pairs lost.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The split is the story: seven Indian women's singles players through to the second round against six men's singles entrants out in the first, Saneeth Dayanand by retirement while trailing top seed Yudai Okimoto. Seeds featured on both sides of the day, with third seed Srikanth beaten in three games by Daniil Dubovenko while fifth seed Isharani Baruah and eighth seed Anmol Kharb each came from a game down to win. The second round is where Sharma, the Taipei Open champion, plays next.
Source: sports.ndtv.com
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