Tharun Mannepalli and Anmol Kharb advance to Macau Open Round of 16

India enjoyed a strong opening day at the Macau Open, with several players progressing to the Round of 16. Tharun Mannepalli, Isharani Baruah, Ashmita Chaliha, Anmol Kharb, Rounak Chouhan and others recorded impressive victories in their respective matches

Hyderabad: India made a positive start to the Macau Open as Tharun Mannepalli, Isharani Baruah, Ashmita Chaliha, Anmol Kharb, Rounak Chouhan, Shriyanshi Valishetty, Rakshitha Sree and the mixed doubles pair of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Shruti Mishra advanced to the Round of 16.

Results of Indian players: Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj bt Kisona Selvaduray (MAS) 21-16, 24-22; Ishaan Bhatnagar/Shruti Mishra bt Calvin Devereux/Desiree Toepffer (GER) 21-4, 21-6; Shriyanshi Valishetty bt Tasnim Mir (IND) 21-18, 19-21, 21-15; Rounak Chouhan bt Wu Zhe Ying (TPE) 18-21, 21-15, 21-19; Anmol Kharb bt Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari (INA) 21-13, 21-16; Ashmita Chaliha bt Tung Ciou-Tong (TPE) 21-14, 11-6 (Ret.); Isharani Baruah bt Hung Yi-Ting (TPE) 21-16, 19-21, 21-14; Tharun Mannepalli bt Rithvik Sanjeevi Satish Kumar (IND) 15-21, 21-17, 21-14.

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