Budapest: Manika Batra India and G Sathiyan tasted their instant success returned as a mixed double pair by winning the title at The WTT Contender here on Friday.
The Indian duo, the last played together in the 2018 Commonwealth game, defeated Dora Madarasz and Nandor Ecseki Hungary 3-1 to win the mixed doubles title.
They beat the Hungarian couple ranking 94th 11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 11-6.
It was an unforgettable victory for Manika and Sathiyan, who had reunited in a positive tone and planned to take their partnerships at the Paris Olympics in 2024.
Manika had won the Asian Games bronze with Shatuh Kamal veteran and, recently they played Together at the Tokyo Olympics.
Sathiyan said it was a difficult final but the toughest challenge they came in the quarter-finals when they disappointed the world number seven duo from Slovakia – Barbara Balazova and Lubomir Pistej – in the quarter-finals.
“It’s nice that we can win the event with very little exercise.
It certainly shows what we can achieve as a partner.
We are enough tactics and seem to complete each other’s games.” Manika made me close to the partnership while time.
We both thought it was the best time to try it.
He is our best female player and we have shown the potential that our partnership.
The more we play the better we get, “Sathiyan told PTI.
Sathiyan will play in Czech Open this weekend while Manika will return home.
Another big event to appear is the Asian championship in September-October.
Manika, Ranking 60 Single, has been done well to reach the semifinals here.
Another impressive show came from the 150th Akula Sreeja, which was defeated by Manika in the quarter-finals.
It was also a result welcomed for Sathiyan after losing his baby in Tokyo’s single competition.
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Manika Batra-G Sathiyan wins a mixed doubles title in Budapest
