Ashwini-Sikki reach Orleans Masters women's doubles semis

PARIS (France): Indian women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and

N Sikki Reddy

advanced to the semi-finals of the ongoing Orleans Masters on Friday.


Ponnappa and Ready outclassed England's pair of

Chloe Birch

and Lauren Smith 21-14, 21-18 in the quarter-finals clash that lasted for 41 minutes.

Indian men's doubles pair of Krishna Prashad Garaga and

Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala

stormed into the semi-finals after defeating the local pair of Christo Popov and

Toma Junior Popov

in a three-game intense clash.

The Indian duo came out triumphant despite the French pair staging a comeback in the second game. They won the match by 21-17, 10-21, 22-20 in an encounter that was completed in one hour and three minutes.