Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj reaches semi-finals in men’s and mixed doubles, Sindhu loses to Intanon
India’s challenge in singles ended but doubles players provided some much-needed joy in the quarter-finals. Updated Jan 23, 2021 · 09:51 am File image of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | PTI
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won both his quarter-finals in the mixed and men’s doubles respectively but PV Sindhu suffered a heavy defeat in the women’s singles quarter-finals against Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon. In men’s singles, Sameer Verma’s gallant fight too ended in agony as he went down in three games to Denmark’s Anders Antonsen at the Toyota Thailand Open in Bangkok on Friday.
Thailand Open: Sameer Verma goes down fighting in quarter-finals
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Fri, Jan 22 2021 17:21 IST |
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Bangkok, Jan 22 : India s Sameer Verma was on Friday knocked out of the Thailand Open in the quarter-finals, losing 13-21, 21-19, 22-20 to third seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark in a see-saw match that lasted an hour and 21 minutes.
Antonsen dominated the first game, registering an easy 21-13 win with the Indian struggling to make dent on the Dane.
However, in the second game, the Indian raced to a 11-9 lead at the mid-game break. Antonsen then came back strongly and took a two point lead at 16-14. But Verma didn t give up and made a stunning comeback to win the game 21-19 and take the match into the decider.