World No. 3 Wang Manyu reaches last 32 at WTT China Smash

BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- World No. 3 Wang Manyu defeated her teammate Shi Xunyao 3-1 in the women's singles first round at the World Table Tennis (WTT) China Smash on Monday.

Wang comfortably took the first two sets 11-7, 11-8 but faced a strong comeback from Shi in the third set. The 23-year-old Shi led 5-1 early on and eventually claimed the set 11-9. In the fourth set, Wang nearly lost when the score rea