 "India’s Manika Batra and Archana Kamath clinch doubles title at WTT Contender Lasko")
Slovenia: India’s Manika Batra and Archana Kamath tasted their first major success as a pair by winning the women’s doubles title at the WTT Contender Lasko on Sunday. The world number 36 pairing beat the 23rd-ranked combine of Melanie Diaz and Adriana Diaz from Puerto Rico 11-3, 11-8, 12-10. The India duo saved four game points in third set to seal the match. Manika and Archana had to dig deep to beat China’s Liu Weishan and Wang Yidi in the semi-finals on Saturday. “I am very happy to have won this title…it was fun playing throughout as I always enjoy playing doubles with Manika Di. She is playing really well and has a very strong presence on the table which allows me to play freely,” Archana told PTI. In the singles competition, Manika Batra won a bronze medal after losing to Wang Yidi of China by 2-4 in the semi-finals. Wang Yidi defeated Manika by 11-7, 7-11, 13-11, 10-12, 11-7, 11-5. With PTI inputs
In the singles competition, Manika Batra won a bronze medal after losing to Wang Yidi of China by 2-4 in the semi-finals.
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