Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, Tanisha Crasto-Ashwini Ponnappa Move To Thailand Open Semifinals
Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty sailed to the semifinals with a straight-game win over Malaysians Junaidi Arif and Roy King Yap at the Thailand Open in Bangkok on Friday. The world No. 3 Indian duo picked up a facile 21-7 21-14 win over Arif and Yap in the quarterfinals of the Super 500 tournament. They will next face Chinese Taipei's Lu Ming-Che and Tang Kai-Wei in the last four stage. The women's doubles pair of Tanisha Carsto and Ashwini Ponnappa also moved to the semifinals.