Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee (Twitter)
Sutirtha and Ayhika overcame the Japanese pairing of Miyuu Kihara and Miwa Harimoto 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 13-11) in a testing summit clash to come out on top in Tunisia
New Delhi: The Indian women’s doubles pair of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee won the WTT Contender tournament in Tunis after beating the Japanese pair of Miyuu Kihara and Miwa Harimoto on Sunday.
The Indian duo won 3-1 (11-5, 11-6, 5-11, 13-11) in a challenging final. The pair also became the first Indians to win a Contender title this year.
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Their achievement has come against the two rising Japanese teenagers who are both ranked among the top-25 in the world in singles.
On Saturday, the Indian pair had advanced to the final after beating Korean duo of Shin Yubin and Jeon Jihi 3-2 (7-11, 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9) in a hard-fought last-four clash.
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Earlier on Saturday, the Indian mixed doubles pair of Manika Batra and G Sathiyan as well as the men’s doubles duo of Manav Vikash Thakkar and Manush Utpalbhai Shah had lost their respective semifinal matches.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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