The unseeded Indian pair, ranked 39 in the world and bronze medal winners at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, put up a valiant fight before bowing out 21-18, 13-21, 8-21 against top seeds and reigning world champions Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning of China in a gripping women\u2019s doubles semi-final contest spanning an hour and 11 minutes here at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Commending their effort, Dhawan took to micro-blogging site 'X' to celebrate the duo's achievement. \"From being unseeded to beating three seeded pairs and making the World Championships semifinals\u2026 what a journey! Take a bow, Treesa & Gayatri!\" the former cricketer wrote on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Treesa and Gayatri, the daughter of legendary shuttler Pullela Gopichand, had etched their names in the record books a day earlier after pulling off a gritty fightback win over fourth-seeded Chinese pair Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The victory ensured the duo became the first Indian women\u2019s doubles pair to secure a World Championships medal since Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa claimed bronze medal in London in 2011.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Treesa and Gayatri, the daughter of legendary shuttler Pullela Gopichand, had etched their names in the record books a day earlier after pulling off a gritty fightback win over fourth-seeded Chinese pair Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The streak started with Jwala and Ashwini ending a 28-year medal drought in 2011, after Prakash Padukone\u2019s historic 1983 bronze. Over the years, two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu headlined the run with five medals, including her landmark 2019 gold medal win. Treesa and Gayatri will also be seen in action in the 2026 Asian Games, which will start in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan next month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n