<p>Paris: Appearing in his maiden Olympics, seasoned Indian paddler Harmeet Desai progressed to the second round of the men's singles table tennis competition with a convincing 4-0 victory over Jordan's Zaid Abo Yaman at Paris Games here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Harmeet won 11-7 11-9 11-5 11-5 to get his campaign underway on a positive note.</p>.<p>Desai had no trouble in getting the better of his opponent, ranked 538 in the world, in the one-sided preliminary round match that lasted exactly 30 minutes.</p>.Olympics 2024 | Manu Bhaker enters her first Olympic final; salvages India's underwhelming day in shooting.<p>The 31-year-old from Surat, who was part of the side that clinched the team gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 and 2022, quickly settled into a nice rhythm and, on most occasions, came out on top in the long rallies against his Jordanian opponents.</p>.<p>After a comfortable win in the first game, Harmeet picked up from where he left off, taking the lead straight away in Game 2 and continued in the same vein for the remainder of the contest.</p>.<p>An established name in the Indian TT circuit, Harmeet has been toiling for many years in his quest to compete at the Olympics, having played in all other top global competitions.</p>.<p>In Paris, he is competing as one of the two men's singles players from India alongside veteran Sharath Kamal.</p>.<p>Harmeet came into the Olympics after playing in three preparatory tournaments and undergoing personal training in Germany. </p>
<p>Paris: Appearing in his maiden Olympics, seasoned Indian paddler Harmeet Desai progressed to the second round of the men's singles table tennis competition with a convincing 4-0 victory over Jordan's Zaid Abo Yaman at Paris Games here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Harmeet won 11-7 11-9 11-5 11-5 to get his campaign underway on a positive note.</p>.<p>Desai had no trouble in getting the better of his opponent, ranked 538 in the world, in the one-sided preliminary round match that lasted exactly 30 minutes.</p>.Olympics 2024 | Manu Bhaker enters her first Olympic final; salvages India's underwhelming day in shooting.<p>The 31-year-old from Surat, who was part of the side that clinched the team gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2018 and 2022, quickly settled into a nice rhythm and, on most occasions, came out on top in the long rallies against his Jordanian opponents.</p>.<p>After a comfortable win in the first game, Harmeet picked up from where he left off, taking the lead straight away in Game 2 and continued in the same vein for the remainder of the contest.</p>.<p>An established name in the Indian TT circuit, Harmeet has been toiling for many years in his quest to compete at the Olympics, having played in all other top global competitions.</p>.<p>In Paris, he is competing as one of the two men's singles players from India alongside veteran Sharath Kamal.</p>.<p>Harmeet came into the Olympics after playing in three preparatory tournaments and undergoing personal training in Germany. </p>