(Table tennis news) Olympic 2021 Live Update: In a game that lasted only 27 minutes, Indian paddlers Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra were knocked out by Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yun-ju and Cheng I-Ching in straight games 8-11, 6-11, 5-11, 4-11.
The 12th seed pairing of Sharath and Manika could not handle 19 year old Lin Yun-ju’s forehand and backhand topspin drives as the Chinese Taipei duo didn’t allow them to play their game. Despite leading the first two games 5-1 in the first game, Lin and Ching eased past Sharath and Manika with eight consecutive points.
The fact that Sharath and Manika practiced for just three days before the Olympics could not have been more evident as they looked out of tune with each other throughout the game. Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee will play women’s singles on Saturday.
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