Rajawat stuns top seed Nishimoto to enter QF

The World No.58 Rajawat showed immaculate skills and tactical acumen en route to a 21-8, 21-16 victory over World No.12 Nishimoto, who had secured the Madrid Spain Masters title last Sunday.

DT NEXT Bureau

Updated:7th Apr, 2023 at 7:39 AM

ORLEANS (FRANCE): India’s Priyanshu Rajawat notched up a stunning straight-game win over top seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan to progress to the men’s singles quarter-finals of the Orleans Masters Super 300 here on Thursday. The World No.58 Rajawat showed immaculate skills and tactical acumen en route to a 21-8, 21-16 victory over World No.12 Nishimoto, who had secured the Madrid Spain Masters title last Sunday. In another round-of-16 match, Mithun Manjunath lost to Chi Yu Jen of Chinese Taipei 15-21, 19-21. Rajawat, who was part of India’s Thomas Cup-winning team, came out all guns blazing as Nishimoto found the going tough.

Rajawat stuns top seed Nishimoto to enter QF

The World No.58 Rajawat showed immaculate skills and tactical acumen en route to a 21-8, 21-16 victory over World No.12 Nishimoto, who had secured the Madrid Spain Masters title last Sunday.

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