LONDON, May 6: India’s underwhelming campaign at the World Table Tennis Team Championships ended with women’s 1-3 loss to USA in the round of 32 here.
The men too lost in a round of 32 clash against Austria on Tuesday.
Manika Batra was the only one who made an impact in the rubber, winning her singles against Reyes Jessica 11-2, 11-8, 8-11, 11-4.
In the opening singles, Yashaswini Ghorpade was blanked by Moyland Sally 0-3 (8-11, 8-11, 7-11). Diya Chitale too could not compete against Chinese origin player Lily Zhang, going down 0-3 (8-11, 7-11, 11-13).
India’s fate was decided when Manika lost to Sally 12-10, 9-11, 3-11, 11-13 in her second singles. (PTI)
