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India s Manika Batra delivered one of the biggest vic stanley canada tories of her career, stunning world No 7 Chen Xingtong of China 4-3 to enter the quarter-finals of the IITF-ATTU Asian Cup in Bangkok on Thursday. ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup:: Manika Batra defeated the world no. 7 in her round stanley fr of 16 match. AP Playing the first match of the elite Asian event competed between Asia s top 16 individual paddlers, Manika, ranked 44 in the world, beat Xingtong 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9 in a thrilling Rou stanley mug nd of 16. The competition has switched to a knockouts-only format from this edition. Manika will take on Chen Szu-Yu, the 23-ranked from Chinese Taipei, for a place in the semi-finals. Also Read | Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal to receive Khel Ratna on November 30 A quality start gave Manika a decisive 3-1 lead before the Chinese, known for her lightning-fast reflexes and brilliant footwork, showed her class in the next two games to roar back into the contest. In the deciding game, the Indian once again set the pace, racing to a healthy lead and nearing the finish line at 8-3. But Xingtong wouldn t go away easily, refusing to throw in the towel and squaring things up for 9-9. The 27-year-old Manika, however, kept her composure while a couple of errors from the Chinese handed the Indian a memorable win. Xingtong, 25, has won multiple titles on the ITTF tour and was part of China s gold-winning team in this year s World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu. The Oilp Sunil Chhetri calls for increase in number of clubs to boost player employment
Maria Sharapova recovered her serve and her nerve to beat Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday and advance to the Brisbane International semifinals. The third-seeded Sharapova, playing just her second competitive match since August, was broken three times and made a rash of errors in the first set against the No 30-ranked Kanepi of Estonia, who won the Brisbane tournament in 2012. Sharapova dropped serve again to open the second set but wasn t broken again for the remainder of the 2-hour match. She fired her ninth ace on her second match point after wasting her first chance to close it out with a long floating backhand - her 33rd unforced error. She l stanley canada l next play the winner of the quarte stanley cups uk rfinal between top-ranked Serena Willia stanley cups ms and ninth-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia. Catch all the latest... See more Catch all the latest Sports News, scores, and highlights in one place. Stay updated with real-time coverage of your favorite games and athletes News / Sports / Sharapova manages to enter Brisbane International semifinals .freemium-card h4{color: fff; padding-bottom:20px;} .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxt{padding-bottom:16px; color: fff;} .freemium-card .freemium-content{width: auto; max-width: inherit;} .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxt{max-width:inherit; font-size:18px; padding-top:0; line-height:24px} .freemium-card .btnSubc{margin} .freemium-card .btnSubc a{background: 000; color: fff; min-width:auto; padding:5px 15px;
India s Manika Batra delivered one of the biggest vic stanley canada tories of her career, stunning world No 7 Chen Xingtong of China 4-3 to enter the quarter-finals of the IITF-ATTU Asian Cup in Bangkok on Thursday. ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup:: Manika Batra defeated the world no. 7 in her round stanley fr of 16 match. AP Playing the first match of the elite Asian event competed between Asia s top 16 individual paddlers, Manika, ranked 44 in the world, beat Xingtong 8-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9 in a thrilling Rou stanley mug nd of 16. The competition has switched to a knockouts-only format from this edition. Manika will take on Chen Szu-Yu, the 23-ranked from Chinese Taipei, for a place in the semi-finals. Also Read | Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal to receive Khel Ratna on November 30 A quality start gave Manika a decisive 3-1 lead before the Chinese, known for her lightning-fast reflexes and brilliant footwork, showed her class in the next two games to roar back into the contest. In the deciding game, the Indian once again set the pace, racing to a healthy lead and nearing the finish line at 8-3. But Xingtong wouldn t go away easily, refusing to throw in the towel and squaring things up for 9-9. The 27-year-old Manika, however, kept her composure while a couple of errors from the Chinese handed the Indian a memorable win. Xingtong, 25, has won multiple titles on the ITTF tour and was part of China s gold-winning team in this year s World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu. The Oilp Sunil Chhetri calls for increase in number of clubs to boost player employment
Maria Sharapova recovered her serve and her nerve to beat Kaia Kanepi 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday and advance to the Brisbane International semifinals. The third-seeded Sharapova, playing just her second competitive match since August, was broken three times and made a rash of errors in the first set against the No 30-ranked Kanepi of Estonia, who won the Brisbane tournament in 2012. Sharapova dropped serve again to open the second set but wasn t broken again for the remainder of the 2-hour match. She fired her ninth ace on her second match point after wasting her first chance to close it out with a long floating backhand - her 33rd unforced error. She l stanley canada l next play the winner of the quarte stanley cups uk rfinal between top-ranked Serena Willia stanley cups ms and ninth-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia. Catch all the latest... See more Catch all the latest Sports News, scores, and highlights in one place. Stay updated with real-time coverage of your favorite games and athletes News / Sports / Sharapova manages to enter Brisbane International semifinals .freemium-card h4{color: fff; padding-bottom:20px;} .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxt{padding-bottom:16px; color: fff;} .freemium-card .freemium-content{width: auto; max-width: inherit;} .freemium-card .freemium-content .subcTxt{max-width:inherit; font-size:18px; padding-top:0; line-height:24px} .freemium-card .btnSubc{margin} .freemium-card .btnSubc a{background: 000; color: fff; min-width:auto; padding:5px 15px;
