Manush Shah enters doubles finals, continues singles run in Brazil

NEW DELHI: Manush Shah made it to the finals of both men’s doubles and mixed doubles while also keeping his campaign in singles alive at the WTT Star Contender event in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, on Friday.

Shah, along with Manav Thakkar, defeated Chinese Taipei’s Huang Yan-Cheng and Kuo Guan-Hong 3-2 (5-11, 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5) in the men’s doubles semifinals. The top-seeded Indian duo had earlier taken down Frenchmen Florian Bourrassaud and Lilian Bardet 3-2 (11-6, 2-11, 6-11, 11-3, 11-6) in the quarterfinals, and Japanese qualifiers Satoshi Aida and Mizuki Oikawa 3-1 (11-8, 3-11, 11-8, 11-6) in the round of 16.

In mixed doubles, Shah and Diya Chitale progressed to their second final, having won the title in Tunis earlier this year. The top seeds, who got a bye in the round of 16, beat Chileans Nicolas Burgos and Paulina Vega 3-0 (11-7, 11-2, 11-7) in the semifinals after defeating Gustavo Gomez and Daniela Ortega 3-1 (11-6, 10-12, 12-10, 11-6) in the quarterfinals.

Shah-Chitale pair will be up against Japanese qualifiers Aida and Honoka Hashimoto in Sunday’s summit clash. Agencies

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