Indian paddlers Sreeja Akula and Manav Thakkar enjoyed wins in their respective round of 64 matches at the China Smash 2025 in Beijing in on Sunday. Sreeja beat China’s Yang Yiyun in straight games in just over 25 minutes, winning 11-6, 11-9, 11-7. Meanwhile, Manav also managed to ease past Australian Finn Luu, securing the…
Indian mixed doubles pair of Manush Shah and Diya Chitale progressed to the quarterfinals at the Europe Smash 2025 in Malmo, Sweden, on Tuesday. Manush-Diya duo took down Singapore’s Pang Koen and Zeng Jian 3-1 (11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 12-10) in half an hour. The sixth-seeded Indian duo will face either Hong Kong, China’s Wong Chun…
Sreeja Akula followed up her stunning victory over top seed Hina Hayata with back-to-back victories to seal a place in the semifinals of the WTT Contender Lagos on Friday. The 26-year-old started the day by defeating Italian Debora Vivarelli 9-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-1 to seal a place in the quarterfinals. She backed the performance up…