He might be 33 and has not won an international title in years. But the 10th seeded Japanese has been a former semi-finalist at the China Masters and is certainly familiar with the atmosphere at this event.
Purely for his immense experience, Sasaki should be in the contenders list. If the draw opens up, he can cause quite a stir.
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He has already notched up an easy straight-game victory over Uzbek player Artyom Savatyugin on Tuesday. Chen Long looms large in the third round against whom he trails 0-5. But the Chinese himself has not been in the best of form the last few weeks. Sasaki thus can surely fancy his chances.
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Sudeshna Banerjee
Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.
Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.
Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.
Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.
When not using her skills and years of experience in crafting compelling content, Sudeshna likes to read, watch movies and travel.
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