Indian women’s pair of Manika Batra and Archana Kamath claimed top honours at the WTT Contender Lasko with an inspiring win over Puerto Rican duo of Melanie Diaz and Adriana Diaz in the title clash. This was Manika Batra’s second WTT Contender win after the triumph in Budapest, in August.

Manika Batra is on a roll as she, along with her partner Archana Kamath managed to reach the final of the women's doubles at the WTT Contender Lasko 2021. The Indian star is chasing her second WTT Contender title, after she won with G Sathiyan in mixed doubles at the WTT Contender Budapest.

It was a sound start by former national champion Soumyajit Ghosh in the men's singles qualifiers at the WTT Contender Lasko 2021 on Monday. The two-time Olympian beat Alexis Lebrun of France 3-1 (11-9, 5-11, 14-12, 12-10) and will now be up against Eric Jouti of Brazil in the second round.