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India's para table tennis player Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel assured India of at least a bronze medal at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics by reaching the semifinals of the women's (Class 4) event.
The Indian table tennis player defeated World No. 2 Borislava Peric-Rankovic of Serbia 3-0 in the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium --- Table 5 on Friday.
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Riding on that brilliant momentum, Bhavinaben again faced no resistance from the Serbian and sealed the match by an 11-7 victory in the third game.
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Earlier on Friday, Bhavinaben qualified for the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Paralympics after a scintillating 3-0 win over Joyce de Oliviera of Brazil. She defeated Joyce in straight games 3-0 (12-10, 13-11, 11-6) to clinch the game and move into the next round.
- PTC News with inputs from agencies-
Bhavinaben Hasmukhbhai Patel overwhelmed the defending champion Borislava Peric Rankovic in straight games by 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 in just 18 minutes. The Indian got off to a good start as she took the first game 11-5 in just 5 mins. She continued her surge in the second game and clinched it 11-6.
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