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    Sreeja Akula becomes first Indian to win WTT Contender singles title
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    Sreeja Akula Becomes First Indian To Win WTT Contender Singles Title

    By IANS News June 23, 2024 • 21:34 PM View: 615
    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.

    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.

    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.

    TAGS Sreeja Akula WTT Contender WTT Contender Singles Ding Yijie Sutirtha Mukherjee Archana Kamath Diya Chitale Yashaswini Ghorpade Sun Sinan Harmeet Desai Manav Thakkar Azeez Solanke Olajide Omotayo
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