In the Slovak Junior Open – India annexed four Gold & two Silver medals. This is a record performance of India in any international tournament abroad. It was a proud moment for Indian Athlete viz. Sutirtha Mukherjee standing on the top step of the medal podium listening the national anthem who was a surprised winner of Girls Singles Title in the Slovak Junior Open on Sunday, 2nd June, 2013. The National anthem had a special significance for her as she is from West Bengal and who writes ‘JAN GAN MAN’, Rabindra Nath Tagore was also from same province.
Girls Team won Gold comprising of Sutirtha Mukherjee, Reeth Tennison & Manika Batra. Boys Team won Silver comprising of Abhishek Yadav, Sudhanshu Grover & Raja Kondru. Sutirtha won 2 more Gold earlier in the day partnered with Manika Batra won the Girls Doubles and two days earlier had secured Gold in the Girls Team Event alongwith Manika Batra & Reeth Tennison.
In the Girls Singles Finals Manika Batra lost to Sutirtha Mukherjee winning the Silver Medal.
India’s Sudhanshu Grover & Abhishek Yadav won the Junior Boys Doubles Title beating Brazil’s pair.
Results
Girls Singles Finals – Sutirtha Mukherjee (India) beat Manika Batra (India) (3-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9)
Girls Doubles Finals – Sutirtha Mukherjee & Manika Batra (India) beat Pauline Chasselin & Audrey Zarif (France) (7-11, 11-6, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8)
Boys Doubles Finals – Sudhanshu Grover & Abhishek Yadav (India) beat Vitor Ishiy & Massao Kohatsu (Brazil) (11-9, 11-6, 11-13, 8-11, 11-7)