Wang Manyu holds off tricky Batra as Lebrun, Lin survive scares at WTT China Smash-Xinhua
Wang Manyu of China serves during the women's singles round of 32 match against Manika Batra of India at 2025 World Table Tennis (WTT) China Smash in Beijing, China, Oct. 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Han)BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Wang Manyu of China held off India's unorthodox Manika Batra in the women's singles round of 32, while men's top seed Felix Lebrun of France and Chinese Taipei's Lin Yun-Ju fought hard to reach last 16 at the 2026 WTT China Smash here on Tuesday.Wang, who had opened her campaign with a 3-0 win over Amy Wang of the United States on Sunday, defeated the long-pimple specialist 11-5, 9-11, 11-6, 11-5 in 31 minutes. The newly crowned women's singles champion at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, however, was far from satisfied with her performance."Although the result to...