Mon, Nov 15 10 09:07 AM
Guangzhou, Nov 15 (PTI) Indian challenge in soft tennis came to an end after both the mixed doubles pairs failed to cross the first hurdle, losing to higher-ranked opponents in the Asian Games here today. Mixed doubles pair of Jitender Mehlda and Monica Murali Menon became a first round casualty after losing the opening round 5-0 to Mai Sasaki and Hidenori Shinohara of Japan. The Asian Giants took just 16 minutes to brush aside the Indian pair 5-3, 4-0, 5-3, 4-1, 4-1 here. Another Indian combo of Mohammed Nasir and Srivastav Taruka also lost their first round battle, suffering a 5-1 defeat to Chinese combo of Yang Jiao and Sisi Qui. Up against the Chinese, the Indian pair tried to put up a fight but Yang and Sisi were too strong as they wrapped up a 6-4, 4-2, 4-0, 2-4, 5-3, 4-1 win over Nasir and Taruka here in a 25-minute match.
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