TUNIS (Tunisia), Oct 29: Indian table tennis players G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai reached the men’s doubles final of the WTT Contender Tunis after beating Nandor Ecseki and Adam Szudi 3-2 here on Friday.
Sathiyan and Harmeet registered a spectacular come-from-behind victory, getting the better of the Hungarian pair 8-11 12-14 11-9 11-8 11-9 in the semi-finals clash.
The Indian duo will take on Emmanual Lebesson and Alexandre Cassin of France in the finals.
In the mixed doubles event, Sathiyan paired with top-ranked Indian paddler Manika Batra.
The Indian duo lost 2-3 to the French combine of Emmanual Lebesson and Jia Nan Yuan in a close fought semifinal.
Sathiyan and Manika cruised to a two game lead but lost momentum conceding the match 11-7 11-9 6-11 9-11 9-11.
Sathiyan also went down in straight games against Dang Qiu in the men’s singles quarterfinals.
The Indian was handed a 5-11 15-17 6-11 loss by his German opponent. (PTI)
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