The 19-year-old Shetty, a former World Junior Championships medalist, produced the biggest win of his young career, toppling Japanese ace Naraoka 21-19, 12-21, 21-14 in a tense pre-quarter final clash.
As the UEFA Champions League is entering its final stages with the quarterfinals set to begin on Wednesday, more drama will unfold in what has been an extraordinary tournament so far, full of surprises and excitement.
Three-time defending champion and former World No.1 Iga Swiatek returned to the semifinals with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Elena Rybakina in Thursday's quarterfinals here, recording her 15th straight win at the tournament overall.
Two-time Olympic medallists Sindhu, defeated China'S Han Yue for the first time in a team event with 17-year-old Anmol Kharab coming up with an inspired performance to ensure a 3-2 score line in the Indian’s favour in the Group W clash.
Currently ranked 12th in the world, Sindhu, staged a dramatic rally to oust Tunjung, 8-21, 21-15, 21-13 in her round of 16 match at the BWF Super 750 tournament.
Fighting against Jiamao Zhang of China in the pre-quarterfinal, Deepak controlled the bout right from the start and ended up winning it by a 5-0 unanimous decision.
Former World Champion and India No. 4 Rupesh Shah of Gujarat recovered from a hesitant start and rolled in a 399-point break to brush aside the challenge from Mumbai's talented youngster Sumer Mago in a pre-quarter-final match of the Rs 10 lakh prize-money CCI Classic Invitation Billiards (time format) Championship 2023 here on Monday.
Taylor Fritz advanced to the quarterfinals of the Miami Open for the first time on Tuesday, overcoming Holger Rune 6-3, 6-4 in the first Top 10 clash at this year's event, here.
Reigning Indian Super League (ISL) champions Hyderabad FC (HFC) qualified for the quarterfinals of the 131st IndianOil Durand Cup.
Anahat has won 46 national circuit titles, 2 national championships and 9 international titles.
