Orleans Masters Super 300: Mithun Manjunath, Tanya Hemanth among Indians to reach round of 16

On a mixed day of results for the Indian contingent at the Orleans Masters Super 300 event in France, national champion Mithun Manjunath and youngster Tanya Hemanth were among those to progress to the round of 16.

Experienced Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and B Sai Praneeth, however, were among those who lost their opening round matches.

Mithun, a finalist here in 2022, pulled off a solid opening round win in straight games. He saved six game points in the second game after trailing 15-20 to defeat Victor Svendsen of Denmark 24-22, 25-23.

Also progressing in men’s singles was Priyanshu Rajawat who defeated compatriot Kiran George to reach the men’s singles round of 16.

But it was the end of the road for Sameer Verma as Nhat Nguyen reversed the result from Spain Masters last week. Also losing was Sai Praneeth who had his opportunities in both games, but couldn’t push it to a decider as he bowed out in straight games against Jun Hao Leong of Malaysia.

In women’s singles, the sole victory came from the 19-year-old Tanya who produced an impressive performance against the host shuttler Leonice Huet to win in straight games. This was Tanya’s first BWF World Tour main draw win outside India.

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