World TT: Indian eves lose in first round

The Indian women could do no better than their male counterparts and went down in the first round of the singles event in the 48th World Table Tennis Championship in Shanghai, China on Monday.

Nandita Saha, unlucky to be drawn against third seed Chinese Niu Jianfeng in the opening round, was a no match for her higher-ranked opponent as she lost 4-11, 2-11, 8-11, 2-11.

Another Indian in the fray, Visakha Vijay ended up a 5-11, 7-11, 4-11, 6-11 loser against Tatyana Kostromia of Belarus.

India's top two players -- national champion Poulumi Ghatak and Mouma Das -- opted out of the championship.