Rankireddy-Ponnappa upset World No 7 pair at China Open
The Indian duo defeated the sixth-seeded pair 22-20, 17-21, 21-17 in a thrilling opening round clash that lasted for more than 50 minutes.
India’s Ashwini Ponnappa and N.Sikki Reddy bagged the bronze medal in badminton women’s doubles beating Australians Setyana Mapasa and Gronya Somerville at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Saturday.
The Indian duo prevailed in straight games 21-19, 21-19 over the Australians, in a 47 minute crunch match at the Carrara Sports Arena, here.
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