Top seed Wang Manyu cruises into second round at WTT China Smash-Xinhua
BEIJING, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Wang Manyu cruised into the second round of the WTT China Smash 2026 on Sunday, as 10 Chinese players advanced on the opening day. Fresh from winning the women's singles title at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games just one week ago, Wang needed only 15 minutes to sweep Amy Wang of the United States 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-8). She will next face Indian wild card Manika Batra. "After the Asian Games, I took two days to recover before coming to the China Smash. I had to get my physical condition back on track within a short period. I'm feeling a little fatigued and I'm still adjusting," she said. Wang Yidi of China edged Austria's Sofia Polcanova 3-2, while compatriot Chen Yi defeated Peng Yu-han of Chinese Taipei 3-1. "I played well today. I had the lead...