African champions Quadri Aruna of Nigeria and Dina Meshref of Egypt confirmed their status as the players in the continent after taking down their French and Polish opponents in the round of 16 of the WTT Contender Durban 2023. The two players started the year on a winning note in the first round with Aruna […]
African champions Quadri Aruna of Nigeria and Dina Meshref of Egypt confirmed their status as the players in the continent after taking down their French and Polish opponents in the round of 16 of the WTT Contender Durban 2023. The two players started the year on a winning note in the first round with Aruna…
The two players started the year on a winning note in the first round with Aruna beating China’s Sun Wen 3-1 while Meshref was a standout player on the first day of main draw action as she opened her account with a notable win. With the whole of Africa behind her and the Egyptian star embraced her time in the spotlight, producing a sublime display to see off Wan 3-1 , to set up a round of 16 showdown with World No.67 Natalia Bajor in the process.
Despite losing the first game at 3-11, Aruna restored parity in the second game at 11-6. But the Frenchman dazed Aruna in the third game and despite leading 10-7, Lebrun took five consecutive points to win at 12-10. Even when Aruna was on the brink of exiting in the fourth game with the French star needing a point to complete his win, Aruna fought well to win the game at 15-13. The deciding match was dominated by the Nigerian as he won 11-5 to end the dream of Lebrun in South Africa.
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