Paris, Oct 20 (PTI) Asmita Chaliha and Tanvi Sharma won their respective women’s singles contests, but the women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost in the round of 32 of the French Open badminton tournament here on Tuesday.
Chaliha defeated China’s Hang Qian Xi 21-18, 24-22 in only 39 minutes to advance to the next round, whereas Tanvi needed only 32 minutes to brush aside the challenge from compatriot Isharani Baruah.
Tanvi defeated Isharani 21-12, 21-12 to move to the round of 16.
However, the India pair of Treesa and Gayatri crashed out in the round of 32 with a 17-21, 18-21 defeat against the Chinese Taipei pair of Lin Chih-Chun and Yang Chu Yun. PTI DDV BS
BS
This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.