Satwik-Chirag, Treesa-Gayatri advance to Round 3

Chirag Shetty (left) and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the pre-quarterfinals with a comfortable straight-game win over Australian duo of Kenneth Zhe Hooi Choo and Ming Chuen Lim in the World Championships here on Wednesday.

Indian women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also produced a solid performance to enter round 3 with a straight-game win over Chang Ching Hui and Yang Ching Tun of Chinese Taipei.

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Treesa Jolly (left) and Gayatri Gopichand. Pic/AFP

World No. 2 pair of Satwik and Chirag produced a clinical display to see off their Australian rivals 21-16, 21-9 in 30 minutes. They will face Indonesia's 10th seeds Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin next.

Earlier, World No. 19 Gayatri and Treesa beat Chang and Yang, ranked 37th, 21-18, 21-10 in 38 minutes. The Indian pair will face off against top seed Chinese duo of Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan next.

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