Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Satwik-Chirag Survive Scare to Reach Australian Open 2nd Round
India's top men's doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, had a tough match but won against Chinese Taipei's Chang Ko-Chi and Po Li-Wei in the Australian Open Super 500 tournament.
They won 25-23, 21-16.
In women's doubles, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost to Indonesia's F Kusuma and M Puspitasari.
India's singles players will start their campaign on Wednesday.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won against Chinese Taipei's Chang Ko-Chi and Po Li-Wei
The Indian pair won 25-23, 21-16 in a 48-minute opening-round clash
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost to Indonesia's F Kusuma and M Puspitasari in women's doubles
India's singles players will start their campaign on Wednesday
The match was a close fight with the Taiwanese pair maintaining a slender lead until 16-14 in the first game
- Who
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, Chang Ko-Chi, Po Li-Wei, Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand, F Kusuma, M Puspitasari, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth, Ayush Shetty
- What
- Won/Lost matches in the Australian Open Super 500 tournament
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- Sydney
- Why
- To progress to the next round of the tournament
Indian Pair
Chinese Taipei Pair
First Game
Indian Pair
Won 25-23 after a close fight
Chinese Taipei Pair
Lost 23-25 after leading until 16-14
- Tournament
- Australian Open Super 500
- Event
- Men's and Women's Doubles
- Date
- Tuesday
- Venue
- Sydney
- Next Round
- Second Round
