Vietnam Open: Shuttlers Tanisha Crasto, Dhruv Kapila enter mixed doubles semifinals

By  News On Air   Sep 13, 2024

In Badminton, India’s mixed doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila progressed to the semifinals of the Vietnam Open with a thrilling win in the Super 100 tournament in Ho Chi Minh City today.

Sixth-seeded Dhruv and Tanisha, came-from-behind, 14-21, 21-10, 21-14 to defeat fellow Indians and top-seeded Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath, in the quarterfinals. In the singles,  India’s Tharun Mannepalli’s impressive run came to an end as he went down 13-21, 13-21 against Japan’s Shogo Ogawa in the men’s quarterfinals.