Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Ashwini Ponnappa Enter Mixed Doubles' Quarter-Finals

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Earlier in the day, Sameer Verma also eased past Denmark's Rasmus Gemke in straight games to enter the quarterfinals of the men's singles event.

Thailand Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Ashwini Ponnappa Enter Mixed Doubles' Quarter-Finals

The Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa on Thursday secured their berth into the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles event at the Toyota Thailand Open after getting past Germany's Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel Herttrich in their second-round contest.

Satwiksairaj and Ashwini defeated their German opponents 22-20, 14-21, 21-16 in a match that lasted for 56 minutes. Satwiksairaj and Ashwini will now face Malaysia's Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying for a place in the semis.

Earlier in the day, Sameer Verma also eased past Denmark's Rasmus Gemke in straight games to enter the quarterfinals of the men's singles event.

Verma defeated Gemke 21-12, 21-9 in the second-round contest of the Super 1000 tournament that lasted for almost 40 minutes.

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