Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran enters round of 16 in the WTT

NEW DELHI: Indian paddler Sathiyan Gnanasekaran entered the men's singles round of 16 in the WTT Contender after registering an upset 3-1 win over world No. 6 and reigning European champion Jorgic Darko in Zagreb, Croatia.

A courageous Sathiyan beat second-seeded Slovenian player Darko 6-11, 12-10, 11-9, 12-10 in their round of 32 clash.

"Went all guns blazing as I secured a MASSIVE WIN tonight taking down the World Rank 6 & current European cup champion Jorgic Darko (SLO) 3-1 in the Men Singles Round of 32 here in WTT Contender Zagreb 2022," Sathiyan tweeted on late Thursday night.

Notably, this is Sathiyan's second win over a player ranked inside the top 10 in the world. Prior to this Sathiyan had beaten former World No 5 Tomakazu Harimoto of Japan during the 2019 Asian Championships. IANS

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