Tanvi defeated Yvonne Li of Germany 23-21, 21-16, while Devika beat Ines Lucia Castillo of Peru 21-14, 21-14 in the women\u2019s singles first round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the first of the two all-Indian clashes, up-and-coming Rounak Chouhan defeated former world junior silver medallist S Sankar Muthusamy 23-21, 21-16. Fifth seed Kidambi Srikanth then dominated the match against compatriot D. Saneeth to win 21-14, 21-12 in just 30 minutes. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Also advancing to the next round were Rakshitha Sree in women\u2019s singles and the mixed doubles combination of Dhruv Rawat and K Maneesha.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rakshitha defeated Tereza Svabikova of the Czech Republic 21-15, 21-8 while the seventh-seeded mixed doubles pairing of Rawat and Maneesha needed just 26 minutes to pack off Indonesia\u2019s Wirawan Ihsan Adam and Serena Kani 21-15, 21-16.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On Day 1, women\u2019s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand made a winning start to their campaign after battling past Spain\u2019s Paula Lopez and Lucia Rodriguez to reach the second round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Treesa and Gayatri are the only Indian representatives in the women\u2019s doubles draw. The duo had returned to action at the Indonesia Open earlier this month after Treesa\u2019s three-month-long rehabilitation from an injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On Day 1, women\u2019s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand made a winning start to their campaign after battling past Spain\u2019s Paula Lopez and Lucia Rodriguez to reach the second round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, defending men\u2019s singles champion Ayush Shetty will not return to defend the title he won at last year\u2019s US Open. Another former Indian champion at the US Open, HS Prannoy, also skipped the meet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n