<p>Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra produced an error-filled game to get knocked out in the quarterfinals of the women’s singles table tennis competition at the Asian Games here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Manika went down against world No. 4 Yidi Wang of China 8-11, 12-10, 6-11, 4-11, 14-12, 5-11 and her defeat also marked the end of India’s campaign in the singles event at the Hangzhou Games.</p>.Asian Games: Indian women's team loses opening match in volleyball.<p>The ace Indian paddler lost the first game 8-11, as she showed a distinct weakness on her backhand.</p>.<p>Even when she won the second and fifth games, it was more about the Chinese player making unforced errors in her eagerness to close out the points.</p>.<p>The classic example came in the fifth game when the Chinese sprayed an easy forehand while leading 11-10, which allowed Manika to claw back.</p>.<p>But in the sixth game, Wang regained her focus and peppered Manika’s backhand with powerful shots that the latter failed to reply properly.</p>.<p>Manika tried to fight back with a couple of powerful forehands but Wang’s astonishing retrieving ability left the Indian frustrated.</p>.<p>Fittingly, a backhand error from Manika that brought the match to an end.</p>.<p>Wang’s laser-guided forehand found Manika fumbling as her backhand return sailed well wide of the table.</p>.<p>Earlier, India’s men’s double pair of Manush Shah and Manav Thakkar also bowed out in the quarterfinals.</p>.<p> They were beaten by South Korean pair Woojin Jang and Jonghoon Lim 8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6, 9-11 in the last eight.</p>.<p>The Indians were leading 6-2 in the fifth game which later transpired to 9-9, but they squandered the chances to go down against the Koreans.</p>.<p>"We fought really well. We took the game to 9-9 in the last set. We were very close to winning but we have to take the learnings and move forward," said Manush after the defeat.</p>.<p>On the experience of playing against the World No 1 Korean pair, Manush said: "They are probably the toughest opponents. We had some strategies and moves that we wanted to execute, and which we did. But in the end, we couldn't prevail.”</p><p>Later in the day, India’s Sutirtha Mukherjee and Aihika Mukherjee will face China’s Meng Chen and Yidi Wang in the women’s doubles quarterfinals.</p>
<p>Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra produced an error-filled game to get knocked out in the quarterfinals of the women’s singles table tennis competition at the Asian Games here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Manika went down against world No. 4 Yidi Wang of China 8-11, 12-10, 6-11, 4-11, 14-12, 5-11 and her defeat also marked the end of India’s campaign in the singles event at the Hangzhou Games.</p>.Asian Games: Indian women's team loses opening match in volleyball.<p>The ace Indian paddler lost the first game 8-11, as she showed a distinct weakness on her backhand.</p>.<p>Even when she won the second and fifth games, it was more about the Chinese player making unforced errors in her eagerness to close out the points.</p>.<p>The classic example came in the fifth game when the Chinese sprayed an easy forehand while leading 11-10, which allowed Manika to claw back.</p>.<p>But in the sixth game, Wang regained her focus and peppered Manika’s backhand with powerful shots that the latter failed to reply properly.</p>.<p>Manika tried to fight back with a couple of powerful forehands but Wang’s astonishing retrieving ability left the Indian frustrated.</p>.<p>Fittingly, a backhand error from Manika that brought the match to an end.</p>.<p>Wang’s laser-guided forehand found Manika fumbling as her backhand return sailed well wide of the table.</p>.<p>Earlier, India’s men’s double pair of Manush Shah and Manav Thakkar also bowed out in the quarterfinals.</p>.<p> They were beaten by South Korean pair Woojin Jang and Jonghoon Lim 8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6, 9-11 in the last eight.</p>.<p>The Indians were leading 6-2 in the fifth game which later transpired to 9-9, but they squandered the chances to go down against the Koreans.</p>.<p>"We fought really well. We took the game to 9-9 in the last set. We were very close to winning but we have to take the learnings and move forward," said Manush after the defeat.</p>.<p>On the experience of playing against the World No 1 Korean pair, Manush said: "They are probably the toughest opponents. We had some strategies and moves that we wanted to execute, and which we did. But in the end, we couldn't prevail.”</p><p>Later in the day, India’s Sutirtha Mukherjee and Aihika Mukherjee will face China’s Meng Chen and Yidi Wang in the women’s doubles quarterfinals.</p>