World No. 24 Abhay defeated Colombia\u2019s Matias Knudsen 11-8, 11-5, 11-4, while world No 44 Chotrani beat Pakistan\u2019s world No 29 Noor Zaman 11-8, 12-14, 11-6, 11-7.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chotrani will take on fifth-seed Welsh player Joel Makin, while Abhay will next face seventh-seed Egyptian Mohamad Zakaria. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tandon retired against Frenchman Auguste Dussourd with the scoreboard reading 14-12, 4-7. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Elsewhere, Simon Herbert secured a statement victory over the 2018 Champion Miguel Rodriguez 3-0 (15-13, 11-8, 11-4). Meanwhile, Sam Todd put himself through to the last 32 after a gruelling 54-minute contest against Fares Dessouky, winning 3-1. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the women\u2019s draw, Anahat went down to world No 36 Nardine Garas, who caused another upset after eliminating India's No. 1 in four games, winning 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the early stages of the match, Garas was able to push the India No.1 to her limit, with the 22-year-old taking the first game 11-8.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the women\u2019s draw, Anahat went down to world No 36 Nardine Garas, who caused another upset after eliminating India's No. 1 in four games, winning 11-8, 8-11, 11-8, 11-9.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Following her victory, Garas said, \u201cI\u2019m so happy with the way I played today. I gave it my all and I thought it\u2019s the last tournament of the season and I wanted to give it my all. I\u2019m excited that my next match is at the Rep (theatre) as my next match is on the glass. Let\u2019s see how it goes and I\u2019m so excited to play.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n