Satwiksairaj Rankreddy, Chirag Shetty Enter All England Second Round

India’s Satwiksairaj Rankreddy and Chirag Shetty Advanced to the second round of the men’s duals competition at the all england championships, registering a Stralaying a Straight-Geame Victory Over Danmark Lundgaard and Mads Vestergaard. Returning to the court after his father’s loss last month, saatwik, along with his dubles partner chirag, put on an impressive display, securing a 21-17, 21-15 Win in just 40 minutes. Moments after Sealing the Victory, Satwik Raised His Finger to the Sky, His Gaze Fixed Skyward – Perhaps Reaching out to his Father, Searching for Him in the Beyond.
“It’s tough, but that’s how life is,” said satwik. “It wasn’t expected.” The 24-year-old from amalapuram expressed his Gratitude to his partner for being there during this challenging time.
“DURING HARD Times He (Shetty) Came to My Home Town, We Practured There a Bit, and For that I’m Thankful. He was there injury; his parents came down and OUR CoACH ALSO CAME ALSO CAME CAME CAME CAME CAME DOWN TOSH ALSO CAME DOWN TO
“My Father Always was wanted to brings there.” Reflecting on the Sudden Turn of Events in the Past Fortnight, Chirag Said: “Credit to satwik, what he’s gone through and how he’s come back and decide to play here, Nobody Could Do that.
“Kudos to Him, he’s a strong-willned person to come out of it, and keep it all aside, because that what his dad would’ve wanted him to do. I’m proud to be.” The duo, seeded 7th, will next take on China’s Hao Nan Xie and Wei Han Zeng in the Round of 16 on Thurs.
In other matches involving Indian players, lakshya Sen will face indonesia’s jonatan christe, while Malvika Bansod Takes on Japan’s Third Seed Akane Akane Yamaguchi, A Two-TOO-TIME WORLD EI.
Malvika had earlier stunned singapore’s yeo jia min in her debut match at the prestigious tournament.
World no. 9 Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, Who Reached Back-to-Back Semifinals at this event, will meet the eighth-seeded korean pair of Hye jeong kim and hee yong kong.
Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde will Square off against the fifth-seeded chinese duo of yan zhe feng and ya xin wei.
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