Swiss Open 2024: Treesa-Gayatri pair enters second round

Treesa and Gayatri, who made a first-round exit at the All England Open last week, cruised past USA’s Annie Xu and Kerry Xu with a 21-15, 21-12 win in the opening round on Tuesday.

FILE PHOTO: Treesa Jolly (right) and Gayatri Pullela Gopichand (left). | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA/The Hindu

Indian shuttlers Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand advanced to the women’s doubles second round of the Swiss Open Super 300 with a straight-games win over USA’s Annie Xu and Kerry Xu here.

Treesa and Gayatri, who made a first-round exit at the All England Open last week, cruised past the American duo in 39 minutes with a 21-15, 21-12 win in the opening round on Tuesday.

However, the other three Indian pairs competing on Tuesday in the women’s doubles main draw made first round exits.

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Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam went down 13-21, 21-16, 14-21 to the fourth seeds from Hong Kong Yeung Nga Ting and Yeung Pui Lam, while Rutaparna Panda and Swetaparna Panda were ousted 4-21, 6-21 by top seeds Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti of Indonesia.

Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker were brushed aside 17-21, 7-21 by Indonesia’s Tria Mayasari and Ribka Sugiarto.