China Open 2025: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy- Chirag Shetty Move Into Quarters
The top-rated Indian men's doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved into the quarterfinal of the China Open with their win over Leo Rolly Carnando and Bagas Maulana in the Round of 16 on Thursday.
The Indian duo edged out their Indonesian counterparts 21-19, 21-19 to move into the last eight of the event in Changzhou.
The Indians got off to a quick start and made the most of it as they pipped the Indonesian duo by the barest of margins in the opening game of the day. Rankireddy and Shetty duplicated their showing from the first set in the second to close out the game in 46 minutes.
Rankireddy and Shetty coasted to a 21-13, 21-9 victory in just 31 minutes over the Japanese duo Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura in their opening game.
PV Sindhu is set to face prodigy Unnati Hooda in the Round of 16 at the China Open 2025 on Thursday.
The 30-year-old Sindhu secured a 21-15, 8-21, 21-17 victory over teenage Japanese shuttler Tomoka Miyazaki, marking her first win against a top-10-ranked opponent this year and advancing to the next round.
Sindhu started the match strong, winning the first game with a six-point margin. However, the Japanese star retaliated in the second game, levelling the score with a significant gap between them.
Despite her recent struggles with form, Sindhu ensured her campaign in China continued by closing out the match in the decisive third set, moving into the next round.
The 17-year-old Hooda defeated Scot Kirsty Gilmour in straight games, 21-11, 21-16, earning her place in a clash against compatriot PV Sindhu, making history as the teenager progressed further in the tournament.
With her win over the two-time Commonwealth Games medallist Gilmour, Hooda became only the third Indian, after Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu, to win a Superseries/Superseries Premier/World Tour 1000 event before turning 18.
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