Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat Japan’s Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura 21-13, 21-9 to enter the round of 16 of China Open on Wednesday.
In a match that lasted for over half an hour, the Indian pair combined well to keep the Japanese opponents at bay, not giving them any window to get a grip. The duo won the first game 21-13 but took a step further to close the contest 21-9.
