06 July,2024 06:33 AM IST | Calgary | PTI
Priyanshu Rajawat
Rising Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat continued his fine form and advanced to the men's singles quarter-final of the Canada Open with straight-games win over Japan's Takuma Obayashi here.
Rajawat, World âNo. 39, defeated 33rd ranked Obayashi 21-19, 21-11 in 38 minutes on Thursday night to progress to the last-eight round, where he will be up against top seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark.
Besides Rajawat, the third-seeded Indian women's doubles duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also progressed to the quarter-finals. Treesa and Gayatri fought back from a game down to beat Natasja P Anthonisen of Denmark and Netherland's Alyssa Tirtosentono 17-21, 21-7, 21-8 in a round of 16 match.
Meanwhile, Anupama Upadhyaya lost to Canada's Michelle Li 14-21, 21-17, 13-21 and Tanya Hemanth went down 11-21, 13-21 against third seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand.
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