Europe Smash 2025: Manush-Diya pair reaches mixed doubles quarterfinals, Sreeja loses in round of 32
Indian mixed doubles pair of Manush Shah and Diya Chitale progressed to the quarterfinals at the Europe Smash 2025 in Malmo, Sweden, on Tuesday.
Manush-Diya duo took down Singapore’s Pang Koen and Zeng Jian 3-1 (11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 12-10) in half an hour. The sixth-seeded Indian duo will face either Hong Kong, China’s Wong Chun Ting and Doo Hoi Kem or Romania’s Eduard Ionescu and Bernadette Szocs for a place in the semifinals.
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Diya also advanced in the women’s doubles as she, along with compatriot Yashaswini Ghorpade, beat Egypt’s Hana Goda and Dina Meshref 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-5) in the round of 32. The Indian pair will next take on eighth-seeded Germans Yuan Wan and Sabine Winter.
However, in women’s singles, Sreeja Akula lost to Macao, China’s Zhu Yuling in the round of 32. Seventh seed Zhu defeated Sreeja 3-1 (11-9, 11-8, 6-11, 11-2) in 27 minutes.
Earlier, Sreeja had overcome compatriot Manika Batra 3-2 (5-11, 11-9, 15-13, 10-12, 11-8) in the round of 64.