Rising Indian shuttlers Tanvi Sharma and Ayush Shetty extended their impressive form at the US Open badminton tournament, securing semifinal berths with dominant performances in the BWF Super 300 tournament.
Sixteen-year-old Tanvi eased past higher-ranked Malaysian Karupathevan Letshanaa in straight games, clinching a 21-13, 21-16 win in just 33 minutes.
Ayush was just as commanding, overcoming junior world champion Kuo Kuan Lin of Chinese Taipei 22-20, 21-9 to book his place in the semifinals.
However, there was a setback for India in the men’s doubles, as Hariharan Amsakarunan and Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi were defeated 9-21, 19-21 by Chinese Taipei’s Chiang Chien and Wei Wu Hsuan-yi in their quarterfinal match at the Mid-America Centre on Friday.