Gnansekaran-Akash pair secures WTT Contender Lagos men’s doubles title; Sreeja to face Hashimoto in final
Indian paddlers Gnansekaran Sathiyan and Akash Pal beat France’s Leo de Nodrest and Jules Rolland in the final to win the WTT Contender Lagos men’s doubles title on Saturday.
The pair secured the title in under 22 minutes, beating their opponents 11-9, 11-4, 11-9.
Later in the day, Sreeja Akula will meet second-seeded Honoka Hashimoto of Japan in the women’s singles final. The 26-year-old Indian entered the final with a 11-7, 11-4, 11-13, 6-11, 11-9 win over Prithika Pavade of France on Saturday.
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