The Indian women’s doubles pair of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee won the WTT Contender tournament in Tunis after beating the Japanese pair of Miyuu Kihara and Miwa Harimoto on Sunday. The Indian duo won 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 13-11) in a challenging final. The pair also became the first Indians to win a Contender title this year.
WTT Contender, 🇹🇳 Update#TableTennis🏓
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) June 24, 2023
🇮🇳's @sutirthamukher4 & Ayhika Mukherjee storm into the Women's Double Final by defeating 1⃣st seeded 🇰🇷an pair Shin Yubin & Jeon Ji-hee 3-2 in a thrilling SF match
Many congratulations to both & all the best for the final💪🏻🥳 pic.twitter.com/hdVpn3JiXI
Their achievement has come against the two rising Japanese teenagers who are both ranked among the top-25 in the world in singles. On Saturday, the Indian pair had advanced to the final after beating Korean duo of Shin Yubin and Jeon Jihi 3-2 (7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9) in a hard-fought last-four clash. Earlier on Saturday, the Indian mixed doubles pair of Manika Batra and G Sathiyan as well as the men’s doubles duo of Manav Vikash Thakkar and Manush Utpalbhai Shah had lost their respective semifinal matches. Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.