Sreeja Akula rallied to enter the pre-quarterfinals after a hard-fought 4-2 win over Singapore’s Jian Zeng in a women’s singles round of 32 match as Indian table tennis continued to make history here on Wednesday.

On her 26th birthday, Sreeja won the match 9-11 12-10 11-4 11-5 10-12 12-10 to reach the pre-quarterfinals. She lost the opening game but fought back strongly to emerge as the winner in the contest, which lasted 51 minutes.