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  • Asian Games 2018, Soft Tennis, Men's and Women's Singles, Preliminary Rounds, Day 10: Jitender Mehlda, Jay Meena, Abhilasha Mehra, Namita Seth in action, Live Score, Latest Updates & Results

Asian Games 2018, Soft Tennis, Men's and Women's Singles, Preliminary Rounds, Day 10: Jitender Mehlda, Jay Meena, Abhilasha Mehra, Namita Seth in action, Live Score, Latest Updates & Results

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedAug 28, 2018 11:52 GMT

Follow ALL the LIVE updates of India's events in Soft tennis at Asian Games here!

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11:52 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

That's all from here !!! Keep an eye on Sportskeeda for other updates from the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games !!!

11:47 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

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India's Abhilasa Mehra was outclassed 2-4 by China's Yuanyi Yu in the Women's Singles Preliminary Group B match 

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Meen Jay lost 1-4 to Thailand's Uayporn Sorrachet Men's Singles Preliminary Group E match here at the JSC - Tennis Court

09:31 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

India's Abhilasa Mehra will be up against China's Yuanyi YU in the Women's Singles Preliminary Group B later today

09:26 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

Meena Jay is in action against Thailand's Uayporn Sorrachet in the Men's Singles Preliminary Group E match.

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08:30 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

Another dissapointment for India as Jitender Mehlda lost 2-4 to Noth Korea's Rl Chung IL in the Men's Singles Preliminary Group D match

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India's Jitender Mehlda is up against North Korea's RI Chung Il in Men's Singles Preliminary Group D match.

06:50 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

India's Jay Meena takes on Thailand's Uayporn Sorrachet in the Men's Singles Preliminary Group E match.

06:27 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

India's Jitender Mehlda has lost his match against Chinese Taipei's Tsungwen Chen in five sets.

06:06 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

India's Namita Seth loses a close match against Cambodia's Mariyan Meth in seven sets.

06:05 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

India's Abhilasha Mehra has lost her match against Mongolia's Norovsuren Bulgan in six sets.

04:53 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

Namita Seth will take on Cambodia's Meth Mariyan in the Women's Preliminary round later today.

04:52 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

Namita Seth lost out to Dwi Rahayu Pitri with a 4-0 scoreline.

04:52 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

India' Namita Seth has lost her match in the preliminary round against Indonesia's Dwi Rahayu Pitri in straight sets.

04:51 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

Jay Meena will take on Thailand's Uayporn Sorrachet in the preliminary round later in the day.

04:48 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

Jay Meena beat Sophorn Kann with a 4-3 scoreline in the Men's preliminary Group E match.

04:46 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

India's Jay Meena has won his match against Cambodia's Sophorn Kann in a tough match that went the whole distance of seven sets.

04:25 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

A look at the result as Abhilasha Mehra won the best of seven sets with a 4-1 scoreline.

04:23 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

India's Abhilasha Mehra has won her Singles preliminary Group B match against Maniphone Aliya from Laos.

02:59 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

The matches are played in Best of 7 mode in Singles. Whoever wins the first 4 sets, wins the match!

02:53 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

The Soft Tennis action is slated to begin very soon!

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In the other face-off, it's Mehlda vs Tsungwen!

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Here's a quick view of the opponents!

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The size of the court being the same to that of normal tennis ones, the soft tennis matches will be played out at the JSC Tennis Courts!

02:46 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

The usage of the soft balls make sure the players are not emptied of their energies so much during the match as it's comparatively an easier and simpler version of tennis.  

02:45 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

The racquet used is a smaller and lighter version of those used in tennis whilst there are soft rubber balls used instead of the harder ones used in lawn tennis. 

02:43 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

Soft tennis is basically like tennis but the catch lies in the ball used and the racquet employed in the sport. 

02:41 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

With the high success in the tennis events as Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan claimed gold for themselves in the Men's Doubles as Ankita Raina created history by winning bronze, can soft tennis also see a similar outcome? 

02:38 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

In the Group E Preliminary Round match we have the young 17 year old teenager Meena Jay faced with the challenge of warding off Cambodia's Kann Sophorn!

02:37 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

In the Preliminary Rounds, we have 33 year old Mehlda Jitender clashing off against Chinese Taipei's Chen Tsungwen.

02:34 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

Good Morning to all of you! We are about to begin with the Soft Tennis action from the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games!

02:13 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

Hello and Welcome to Sportskeeda's LIVE coverage of the 2018 Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang! Next up, India's Soft tennis players will be in action in their respective matches. 

02:13 (GMT)28 AUG 2018

Indian Athletics' unprecedented run at the Games on Day 9. Dharun Ayyasamy won silver in Men's 400m Hurdles event and also broke the national record. Sudha Singh won a Silver Women's 3000m Steeplechase. Another Silver was added to India's tally as Neena Varakil won it in Women's Long Jump. However, the standout performer was Neeraj Chopra, who was also India's flag bearer in the opening ceremony of the multi-sport extravaganza, who lived up to expectations and bagged GOLD for India in Men's Javelin Throw.


There was an exceptional outing in Badminton as well. While Saina had to settle for Bronze as she lost to Tai Tzu Ying in the semis, Sindhu made it to the final of the Women's Singles event after her win against Akane and will now face the World Number 1 in the summit clash today.

The Indian Men's Table Tennis Team also scripted history as they entered the Semifinals of the event and thereby secured a Bronze medal. They are set to face Korea in the Semis today.

There is a lot to look up to on Day 10 of the 2018 Asian Games. 

Soft tennis action begins on Day 10. Jitender Mehlda will be in action in Men's Singles, Group D. Meanwhile, Jay Meena will fight be seen in group E of the same event. 

Coming over to the women, Abhilasha Mehra and Namita Seth will be in action in their respective groups.

If they go through the the Quarterfinals are scheduled from 2:00 pm
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