Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the second round of the Australian Open 2025, a BWF World Tour Super 500 event, with a commanding performance on Tuesday.

The top-seeded Indian duo defeated Chinese Taipei’s Chang Ko-chi and Po Li-Wei 25-23, 21-16 in 48 minutes, setting up a round of 16 clash against Su Ching Heng and Wu Guan Xun, another pair from Chinese Taipei.

Meanwhile, in women’s doubles, fourth-seeded Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand suffered a disappointing exit. They lost in straight games to Indonesia’s Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma and Meilysa Trias Puspitasari, who sealed the match 21-10, 21-14 in 40 minutes.

Furthermore, the defeat marked a tough return for Treesa and Gayatri, who were competing in their first event after a three-and-a-half-month break. Desp

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