With markers of 11-3, 11-4 y 11-8the Puerto Rican Adriana Díaz defeated Slement Akula, from India, in the first round of the WTT event that is played in Frankfurt, Germany.
Díaz had defeated Akula 3-2 this year.
The Puerto Rican will return to the table in the second round, equivalent to the round of 16, to face the Korean Shin Yubin.
Job done ✅
Adriana Diaz cruises into R16 after sealing her second straight win over Sreeja Akula 👏#Wttfrankfurt #WTTChampions #TableTennis pic.twitter.com/VbH8d1A89K
— World Table Tennis (@WTTGlobal) November 5, 2024
Díaz has a private record of 3-1 against Yubin.
Díaz would secure his classification to the WTT Finals event with a victory against Yubin. It would guarantee a permanence among the best 16 classified players in the world.
Precisely, the best 16 in the world are those that classify the WTT Finals, which is played at the end of November in Japan. Díaz is currently the best best in the world.