Guru, Pranaav-Ashwini reach main draw of Australia Open

Sydney, May 26:
Commonwealth Games bronze medallist RMV Gurusaidutt and mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Ashwini Ponnappa reached the main draw of the USD 750,000 Australian Open badminton tournament here today.
Guru, who had to endure a series of serious injuries of late, started his campaign with a bang as he brushed aside Malaysia’s Ai Wei Jian 21-13 21-9 in the opening match, before prevailing over Japan’s Kazumasa Sakai 21-15 21-8 in the second clash of the qualifiers.(PTI)