India Open: PV Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag seal quarter-finals berth

PV Sindhu. Pic/PTI

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the quarter-finals, while Kiran George delivered a gritty performance under pressure to keep the home flag flying in men's singles at the India Open on Thursday.

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Title contenders Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, recovered from an opening game reversal to beat Japan's Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura 20-22 21-14 21-16 to inch closer to the crown.

Sindhu cruised past Japan's World No.46 Manami Suizu with a 21-15 21-13 win, while Kiran pulled off a stunning recovery, saving six game points to outlast Alex Lanier 22-20, 21-13.

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