US Open 2026: Tanvi, Devika, Rounak, Srikanth register comfortable victories

World Junior Championship silver medallist Tanvi Sharma and Thailand Masters champion Devika Sihag registered comfortable wins to kick off their US Open campaign in style here on Wednesday.

Tanvi defeated Yvonne Li of Germany 23-21, 21-16, while Devika beat Ines Lucia Castillo of Peru 21-14, 21-14 in the women's singles first round, according to a release.

In the first of the two all-Indian clashes, up-and-coming Rounak Chouhan defeated former world junior silver medallist S Sankar Muthusamy 23-21, 21-16. Fifth seed Kidambi Srikanth then dominated the match against compatriot D Saneeth to win 21-14, 21-12 in just 30 minutes.


Also advancing to the next round were Rakshitha Sree in women's singles and the mixed doubles combination of Dhruv Rawat and K Maneesha, according to a release.

Rakshitha defeated Tereza Svabikova of the Czech Republic 21-15, 21-8, while the seventh-seeded mixed doubles pairing of Rawat and Maneesha needed just 26 minutes to pack off Indonesia's Wirawan Ihsan Adam and Serena K21-15, 21-16.

Meanwhile, All India Junior Ranking Medallist Tanvi Patri and Abhinav Garg will lead a strong Indian contingent for the Badminton Asia Junior (U-19) Championships to be held in Yatsushiro, Japan, from June 26 to July 5.

The team championships will be conducted from June 26-30 with the individual championships scheduled thereafter, according to a press release. The team championships will be conducted from June 26-30, with the individual championships scheduled thereafter, according to a press release.

In the 2025 edition, India won two bronze medals in girls singles.

India squad:

Boys' singles: Abhinav Garg, Dev Ruparelia, Jagsher Singh Khangurra, Dhyan Santosh.

Girls singles: Tanvi Patri, Tanvi Reddy Andluri, Adarshini Shri N B, Shaina Manimuthu.

Men's doubles. Pavan S/Punith S, Amarjit Singh Khwairakpam/Divyansh Agrawal.

Women's doubles: Diya Bheemaiah B/Baruni Parshwal; Durga Esha Kandrapu/Keerthy Manchala.

Mixed doubles: Punit S/Deepak Raj Aditi; Bjorn Jaison/Dianka Waldia.