Indian badminton duo of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly crashed out of the Swiss Open 2023 on Tuesday. Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly, lost 21-14, 21-14 to second seeds Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti of Indonesia. Meanwhile, India's veteran doubles player Ashwini Ponn
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Batra and her partner G Sathiyan lost 3-2 (9-11, 9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 7-11) in the mixed doubles quarter-finals to Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata, both world championships silver medallists.
Mainka Batra lost to Linda Bergstrom in a hard-fought battle which lasted for 52 minutes. Manika lost the match by 3-2 (12-10, 6-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-13). Manika Batra will now partner with G Sathiyan in the mixed doubles match on Monday. The Indian pair will face Singapore's Chew Zhe Yu Cla
The No. 2 seeded duo defeated the wildcard Indo-German pair of Sharmada Balu and Sarah Rebecca Sekulic 5-7, 6-3, 10-6 in a thrilling Round-of-16 match that lasted for close to two hours.
Top seed Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly were crowned the new women's doubles champions while T Hemanagendra Babu and Kanika Kanwal clinched the mixed doubles crown.
The biggest motivation for star Indian paddler Manika Batra is to win a medal in Paris Olympics 2024 in the mixed doubles category pairing with Gnansekaran Sathiyan. The current Mixed Doubles World Ranked fifth and are India's best bet in Table-Tennis in Paris Olympics.