Taipei Open: Twin delight for Tanisha Crasto, Parupalli Kashyap too win

21.07.2022 - 15:31 timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap also entered the last eight round but Mithun Manjunath and Kiran George missed out after suffering narrow defeats in the men's singles second round.

Tanisha and Ishaan Bhatnagar, seeded sixth, beat Chinese Taipei's Cheng Kai Wen and Wang Yu Qiao 21-14 21-17 to enter the mixed doubles quarterfinals.

The 19-year-old Dubai-born Tanisha, who had represented Bahrain in her junior days, then combined with Shruti Mishra to get the better of local hope Jia Yin Lin and Lin Yu-Hao 21-14 21-8 in a women's doubles second round tie that lasted 22 minutes.

Tanisha and Ishaan will face Malaysia's Hoo Pang Ron and Toh Ee Wei next in mixed doubles, while either Taipei's Kuo Yu Wen and Wang Yu Qiao or Hong Kong's sixth seeded Ng Tsz Yau and Tsang Hiu Yan will be their opponent in women's doubles.

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