India at Paris Olympics 2024, Day 10 Live: Women’s TT team lead 2-0; Lakshya Sen eyes bronze
Live updates of the main events from Day 10 of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
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Table tennis, women’s team event, India 2-0 Romania, first round: A tight first game between Sreeja Akula and Elizabeta Samara. Akula was troubled by the angles the left-handed Samara was finding with her forehand across the table. She made sure not to give Samara too many opportunities and take the first game 11-8.
Table tennis, women’s team event, India 2-0 Romania, first round: Batra starts the second game with two nice forehand winners. Szocs levels the score before Batra unleashes her forehand once again on her way to retaking her two-point lead. Both players have held on to their respective serves so far. Batra wins on Szocs’ serve to take a 7-4 lead.
Romania call for a timeout. Batra wins the next point as well before a fortunate net-chord gives Batra a 9-4 lead and then brings up six game points. Szocs saves three and coach Massimo Costantini calls for a timeout. A timely one at that as Batra comes out and gets the job done at the first go! Batra wins 11-5, 11-7, 11-7 and gives India a 2-0 lead!
Table tennis, women’s team event, India 1-0 Romania, first round: A lot of self encouragement and fist pumping from Szocs in this game. Batra is not...
