Batra, Thakkar enter 2nd round at World C’ships

Manika Batra. Pic/AFP

Star Indian table tennis player Manika Batra cruised to the second round of the World Championships with a dominant straight-game win while Manav Thakkar also made a confident start to his singles campaign here on Sunday.

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Seeded 22nd, Manika registered a commanding 4-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-8, 11-2) victory over Nigeria's Fatima Bello. She will be up against Korea's Park Gahyeon in the Round-of-64.

Meanwhile, India's top-ranked male singles player, Thakkar, also began in style, defeating New Zealand's Timothy Choi 4-1 (11-3, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7, 14-12) in his opening round match.

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