(Table tennis news) Tokyo Paralympics 2021 Live Update: Bhavina Patel continues her good form at the Tokyo Paralympics, advancing to the quarterfinals of the women’s singles Class 4 after defeating Brazil’s Joyce de Oliveira 3-0.

Despite not having the best of starts, Bhavina Patel showed once again her impressive capability of recovering from setbacks to pull back the game in her favor and win 12-10 in a game of great intensity and persistence due to long rallies.

Bhavina Patel was at her ruthless best in the second and third games which followed the trend of long rallies but ended 13-11 and 11-6 in favour of the 34 year old Indian paddler. Joyce de Oliveira never had the chance to make a comeback and Bhavina Patel continued her pursuit of a Paralympic medal by progressing to the quarterfinals.

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