Finals Set at Senior Nationals in Vijayawada: Charishma vs Patri, Rithvik vs Raghav
A run of upsets cleared the path for new faces, including Tanvi Patri’s first senior national final.
Overview
- Surya Charishma Tamiri will face Tanvi Patri in the women’s singles title match after wins over Rakshita Sree and Shruti Mundada, respectively.
- S. Rithvik Sanjeevi saved a match point to upset top seed Kiran George and will meet Bharat Raghav in the men’s singles final.
- Bharat Raghav advanced by defeating second seed M Tharun 21-17, 11-21, 21-11 in the other men’s semifinal.
- Top seeds Ashith Surya and Amrutha P will play second seeds Sathwik Reddy K and Radhika Sharma in the mixed doubles final.
- Former champions Shikha Gautam and Ashwini Bhat K set up a women’s doubles final against Priya Devi Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra after earlier rounds saw several seeds fall.