WTT Contender Tunis: G Sathiyan-Harmeet Desai cruise to men's doubles final
In the mixed doubles event, Sathiyan and Manika Batra lost 2-3 to Emmanual Lebesson and Jia Nan Yuan in the semi-final. Sathiyan also went down in straight games against Dang Qiu in the men's singles quarter-finals.
Tunis (Tunisia): Indian table tennis players G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai reached the men's doubles final of the WTT Contender Tunis after beating Nandor Ecseki and Adam Szudi 3-2 on Friday.Sathiyan and Harmeet registered a spectacular come-from-behind victory, getting the better of the Hungarian pair 8-11, 12-14, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9 in the semi-finals clash.The Indian duo will take on Emmanual Lebesson and Alexandre Cassin of France in the final.In the mixed doubles event, Sathiyan paired with top-ranked Indian paddler Manika Batra.The Indian duo lost 2-3 to the French combine of Emmanual Lebesson and Jia Nan Yuan in a close fought semi-final.Sathiyan and Manika cruised to a two game lead but lost momentum conceding the match 11-7 11-9 6-11 9-11 9-11.Sathiyan also went down in straight games against Dang Qiu in the men's singles quarter-finals.The Indian was handed a 5-11 15-17 6-11 loss by his German opponent.
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