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Paris, March 5 (HS). Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Malaysian pair Ong Yu Sin and Teo Ee Yee in straight games to enter the second round of the French Open badminton tournament on Tuesday. The Indian pair defeated the Malaysian pair 21-13, 24-22 in the BWF World Tour Super 750 event being played at the Arena de la Chapelle in the French capital.
In women's doubles, top Indian pair of Trisa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated compatriots Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto 16-21, 21-19, 21-17 in a tight three-game clash to enter Round 2.
In men's singles, Lakshya Sen will take on Japan's Kanta Tsuneyama, while Priyanshu Rajawat will take on top seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark later in the day.