Devika maintained her composure during the crucial moments of both games, winning against Gunji 22-20, 21-19 in the women\u2019s singles quarterfinals on Friday. Meanwhile, Chouhan beat Israel\u2019s Misha Zilberman 23-21, 21-11 in only 38 minutes, securing his first men\u2019s singles BWF World Tour Super 300 semifinal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Later that day, former world number one Kidambi Srikanth defeated Liao Jhuo-Fu of Chinese Taipei 21-9, 12-21, 21-8 in the quarterfinals, boosting hopes for an all-India final on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the semifinals, Chouhan will compete against eighth seed Su Li Yang of Chinese Taipei, while Srikanth will face the fourth seed Yudai Okimoto of Japan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, Devika will compete against second seed Line Christophersen in the semifinal. The Danish player defeated India\u2019s Tanvi Sharma in the quarterfinals with scores of 21-16, 11-21, 21-11.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the other quarterfinal, Rakshitha Sree lost to Canada\u2019s Rachel Chan with scores of 15-21, 21-16, 21-12.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier on Wednesday, World Junior Championship silver medallist Tanvi Sharma and Devika began their US Open campaign strongly with easy victories. Tanvi won against Yvonne Li of Germany 23-21, 21-16, while Devika defeated Ines Lucia Castillo of Peru 21-14, 21-14 in the women\u2019s singles first round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the other quarterfinal, Rakshitha Sree lost to Canada\u2019s Rachel Chan with scores of 15-21, 21-16, 21-12.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rakshitha beat Tereza Svabikova of the Czech Republic 21-15, 21-8. The seventh-seeded mixed doubles team of Rawat and Maneesha took only 26 minutes to defeat Indonesia\u2019s Wirawan Ihsan Adam and Serena Kani with scores of 21-15, 21-16.<\/p>\r\n\r\n