The top Indian men's doubles pair, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, were knocked out of the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament after losing their round of 32 match to Indonesia's Rahmat Hidayat and Muhammad Rian Ardianto on Wednesday. The Indian duo went down 18-21, 20-22 in a closely fought encounter.

However, rising star Unnati Hooda kept Indian hopes alive by progressing to the pre-quarter-finals. The 18-year-old staged a remarkable comeback in her women's singles first-round match, overcoming Malaysia's Letshanaa Karupathevan 11-21, 21-13, 21-16 after dropping the opening

game.

In men's singles, Ayush Shetty bowed out in the first round, losing 19-21, 19-21 to Japan's experienced Koki Watanabe. In women's singles, Anupama Upadhyaya was defeated by China's Han Yue 1

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