The World Juniors silver medalist showed remarkable grit, rallying from a game down to claim a memorable 13-21, 21-16, 21-19 win in just under an hour\u2014the biggest result of her young career, sealing her place in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The upsets didn\u2019t stop there. Isharani Baruah produced another strong performance, taking out eighth seed Polina Buhrova of Ukraine 21-15, 21-8. Top seed Unnati Hooda moved through comfortably with a 21-15, 21-10 win over Tasnim Mir, while Rakshitha Sree battled past Devika Sihag 16-21, 21-19, 21-17.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In men\u2019s singles, Day 3 brought more surprises as Manraj Singh defeated third seed HS Prannoy 21-15, 21-18. Mithun Manjunath edged past sixth seed Tharun Mannepalli in a 21-16, 17-21, 21-7 contest, while former champion Kidambi Srikanth cruised past Saneeth Dayanand 21-6, 21-16.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Top-seeded women\u2019s doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand continued their solid run, winning 21-17, 21-12 against Zenith Abbigail\/Likhita Srivastava. Jolly also teamed up with Hariharan Amsakarunan to knock out second seeds Rohan Kapoor\/Ruthvika Gadde 24-22, 21-15 in mixed doubles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In men\u2019s singles, Day 3 brought more surprises as Manraj Singh defeated third seed HS Prannoy 21-15, 21-18. Mithun Manjunath edged past sixth seed Tharun Mannepalli in a 21-16, 17-21, 21-7 contest, while former champion Kidambi Srikanth cruised past Saneeth Dayanand 21-6, 21-16.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, on Wednesday top seeds Unnati Hooda and Jason Teh led the charge each beginning their campaigns with composed straight-games wins. Former champion Kidambi Srikanth also moved into the next round, defeating compatriot Kavin Thangam 21-13, 21-10, keeping his campaign on track as he eyes another deep run in Lucknow.<\/p>\r\n\r\n