India, May 10 -- Indian TT player Manika Batras historic run at the Saudi Smash 2024 table tennis tournament ended after she lost to the former Asian champion Hina Hayata of Japan in the womens singles quarter-final match in Jeddah on Thursday.

Competing at the Infinity Arena in King Abdullah Sports City, world No. 39 Manika Batra could not succeed in her match with the fifth-ranked Hina Hayata and lost the contest 4-1 (11-7, 6-11, 4-11,11-13, 2-11) in 39 minutes.

The Indian table tennis player took an early lead but southpaw Hayata went on to win the next four games. This was Batras third defeat to Hayata in four meetings.

On Wednesday, Batra became the first Indian singles table tennis player to reach the quarter-finals of a WTT Gran...