Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sai Praneeth loses debut match against lower
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sai Praneeth loses debut match against lower
Olympics 2021: Three reasons why Sai Praneeth lost against Israel's Misha Zilberman in his opening encounter in Tokyo
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After having a troubled start to the year in Bangkok, in the Yonex Thailand Open, where he was ousted in the Round of 32 to lower-ranked Kantaphon Wangcharoen, he could not even participate in the Thailand Open after he tested Covid-19 positive.
The second game was a tight affair as Popov fought hard and grabbed a slender 11-10 lead at the interval.
Install SofaScore app and follow all B Sai Praneeth matches live on your mobile! Zilberman won the first game after closing the lead against Sai following a couple of unforced errors in the beginning.
The 26-year-old brought out her A-game in the first game and she gave no chance to her opponent to take a breather and create any momentum.
The 13th seeded Indian will next face world number 29 of the Netherlands.
Sai Praneeth had a chance to level the game-score by claiming the second game but Misha did not take his foot off the pedal.