SINGAPORE: Indian table tennis player Ayhika Mukherjee won three qualifying rounds to make it to the women's singles main draw at the 2022 WTT Grand Smash Singapore, here on Wednesday. In the last qualifying match, Ayhika overturned a 2-1 deficit to defeat Sabina Surjan of Serbia 3-2 (12-10, 5-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7) at the Singapore Sports Hub. Earlier, she blanked former European champion Daniela Dodean of Romania and Tokyo Olympian Debora Vivarelli of Italy.
From the eight Indian players -- three men and five women -- fighting for a spot in the main draw, Ayhika was the only one to qualify. The 24-year old will now join world No 49 Manika Batra in the women's singles starting on Friday. IANS
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