Jolly-Gopichand advance to Swiss Open quarters

Source: PTI - Edited By: Harish Kotian

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March 20, 2025 23:49 IST

IMAGE: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand outclassed Germany's Amelie Lehmann and Selin Hubsch in straight games at the Swiss Open on Thursday. Photograph: BAI Media/X

India's top women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand entered the quarter-finals of the Swiss Open Badminton Championship with a straight-game victory over Germany's Amelie Lehmann and Selin Hubsch.

The Indian pair registered a comfortable 21-12, 21-8 victory.

In the men's singles second round, Toma Popov beat India's Priyanshu Rajawat 21-15, 21-17 in 47 minutes. Rajwat had earlier beaten local player Tobias Kuenzi in straight games in the opening round.

Srikanth Kidambi, who beat compatriot H S Prannoy in the first round, was beaten by China's World No 6 Li Shi Feng 15-21, 11-21 in less than 40 minutes.

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