Joshna enters quarters, Dipika makes exit

Chinappa took 22 minutes to thrash her 57th ranked Australian opponent 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-4). The 14th ranked Indian player looked comfortable from the begining and was at her devastating best throughout the match. 

Saxby, on the other hand, found it difficult in the middle and failed to match the pace of Chinappa and lost the match. In other match, It was a bad day for her compatriot Dipika as she lost to Alison Waters of England 0-3 (311, 6-11, 2-11) in the 20-minute match. 

Right from the start, Dipika never looked in the contention as she was totally outplayed in the first game. The second game saw some fightback from the Indian player but her opponent proved superior at the end and sealed the game in just nine minutes. 

In the final game, Dipika only managed to score two points and thus lost the issue in just four minutes to crash out of the meet. Earlier in the day, India’s campaign in men’s singles event came to an end after Vikram Malhotra lost 1-3 to England’s Nick Matthew in a Round-of-16 match.