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    "excerpt": "WTT Contender Singles: Sreeja Akula has created history by becoming the first ever Indian paddler to win a WTT Contender Singles title as she beat Chinese player Ding Yijie 4-1in the final. \n",
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    "editor1": "WTT Contender Singles: Sreeja Akula has created history by becoming the first ever Indian paddler to win a WTT Contender Singles title as she beat Chinese player Ding Yijie 4-1in the final. \n<p>WR 38 Akula lost the first game against the rising Chinese younger with a scoreline of 10-12 but went on to sweep the next four games with 11-9, 11-6, 11-8 and 11-6 to cap off the victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Not only did she become the first ever Indian paddler to win a WTT Contender singles title, she also became the first ever Indian paddler to reach the finals of the contenders tournament with a win over compatriot Sutirtha Mukherjee in a closely fought encounter (3-2) on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Akula and Archana Kamath also capped off their impressive run in the tournament with a dominant 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 12-10) victory over compatriots Diya Chitale and Yashaswini Ghorpade to win the women's doubles title earlier on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Diya and Yashaswini had defeated China\u2019s Sun Sinan and Ding 3-1 (14-12, 6-11, 11-6, 11-7) in their semi-final whereas the eventual champions had defeated another pair of compatriots in Ayhika and Sutirtha Mukherjee<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Harmeet Desai and Manav Thakkar also became the first Indian male combo to win at this level by defeating local favorites Azeez Solanke and Olajide Omotayo 3-0 (11-8, 11-9, 11-8) in the men's doubles final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n",
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