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The Romanian paddler bought her A game today and her all round p[lay proved to be just too strong for Mouma, as she fell to a straight sets defeat
Mouma 3-11 Daniela
Set Score: Daniela 4-0 Mouma
Daniela in prime position!
Daniela shows some strong play from both the flanks and takes 5 straight points to take an imposing 10-2 lead. She now has eight-match points
Things are looking bleak for Mouma Das here as Daniela races to a 5-2 lead!
Mouma 2-5 Daniela
Mouma started off the third game well, but she faded away towards the end as Daniela wraps up the third game 11-7
Mouma 7-11 Daniela
Daniela takes a crucial lead!
The Romanian again steps up when it mattered the most and took three straight points to take an imposing 9-6 lead!
Mouma 6-9 Daniela
Things are heating up here!
Mouma is mounting a comeback in the third game and it is poised at 5-5. Mouma really needs to step up now
Mouma 5-5 Daniela
Mouma has started off in a much more promising manner this time and it is tied at 2-2!
Mouma 2-2 Daniela
Daniela showed some nerves of steel in the crucial stages to outsmart the experienced Indian paddler. Mouma is down 2 games to 0, but remember this match is a best of 7 game and anything is possible!
Mouma 7-11 Daniela
The second game is poised tantalisingly at 7-5 in Daniela's favour and Indian fans will be hoping that Mouma somehow manages to win the game as coming back from two games down is never easy
Mouma 5-7 Daniela
Second game BEGINS!
Mouma is making much more of a fight in the second game and the scores are currently 4-3 in Daniela's favour
Mouma 3-4 Daniela
Bad news!
Daniela looks just too strong here as she wraps up the opening game 11-2!
The Romanian showed no mercy as she unleashed some powerful drives and blocks to take the first game
Daniela has started dominating now and she unleashes a few powerful drives and topspins to take an imposing 5-1 lead! Can Mouma fight back?
Mouma 1-5 Daniela
The game is underway, Mouma takes the lead
Mouma 1-0 Daniela
We are just moments away from the start of the match, can Mouma Das create history or will the higher ranked paddler crush the Indian paddler's hopes? It definitely promises to be an exciting match
Mouma will be playing Daniela Monteiro in Table 2
The game is slightly delayed here, it should begin very soon!
To know more about the draws and who the Indian paddlers face:
Mouma Das is the 57th seed in the event and her opponent from Romania, Daniela Monteiro is the 34th seed. Although the rankings indicate that Mouma faces an uphill task, her recent performances have been encouraging and I for one have my fingers crossed that she can become the first women paddler from India to win a singles match in the Olympics!
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the first round of the women's singles event in Rio 2016. For the first time ever, India have sent in four paddlers to this marquee event and we kick things off with India's most experienced women's paddler Mouma Das taking on Romania's Daniela Monteiro
