Top Indian paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan progressed to the semifinals of the lads’s singles occasion on the Commonwealth Games right here on Saturday.
While Sharath made quick work of Singapore participant Yong Izaac Quek 4-0 (11-6 11-7 11-4 11-7), Sathiyan was stretched in his 4-2 (11-5 11-7 11-5 8-11) 10-12 11-9) win by England’s Sam Walker. “It was an excellent match, all credit score to Sam, he fought actually exhausting. I actually ought to have closed in that fifth set however I used to be a bit nervous,” Sathiyan mentioned.
“I’ve by no means crushed Sam, so this got here into my thoughts and it was not really easy to play in a giant match like this. I stored my cool in the long run and I took the match to get my first (Commonwealth Games) semifinal so I’m actually glad,” he added. However, it was curtains for Sanil Shetty, who squandered a one-game result in go right down to residence favourite Liam Pitchford 1-4 (11-9 6-11 8-11 8-11 4-11).
In the ladies’s doubles, each Indian pairs — Sreeja Akul and Reeth Tennison, and Manika Batra and Diya Chitale — received their spherical of 16 matches. Akula and Tennnison defeated Chloe Anna Thomas Wu Zhang and Lara Whitton of Wales 11-7 11-4 11-3.
Batra and Chitale beat Mauritian pair Jalim Nandeshwaree and Oumehani Hosenally 11-5 11-5 11-3.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
