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Manika, Manav in second round at World TT Championships

Doha, May 18 (UNI) Former Commonwealth Games champion Manika Batra breezed into the second round of the women’s singles event at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals 2025 here on Sunday.
World No. 46 Manika outclassed Nigeria’s Fatimo Bello, ranked 89th, in straight games 4-0 (11-5, 11-6, 11-8, 11-2) in her opening round match. The Indian ace will next face Park Gahyeon, the 17-year-old prodigy from the Republic of Korea.
In men’s singles, India’s top-ranked player Manav Thakkar (world No. 49) also made a strong start, defeating New Zealand’s Timothy Choi 4-1 (11-3, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7, 14-12) to progress to the round of 64.
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