Defending champion Ajay Jayaram and Commonwealth bronze medallist RMV Gurusaidutt advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Dutch Open Grand Prix after notching up straight-game wins in Round 2, here.
Brimming with confidence after his maiden runners-up finish at the Korea Super Series, World No. 25 Jayaram thrashed Germany’s Fabian Roth 21-14 21-10 to set up a match against Kasper Lehikoinen of Finland in men’s singles.
Ninth seed Gurusaidutt also saw off Chinese Taipei’s Chun-Wei Chen 21-14 21-19 in the second round last night. He will next take on Dmytro Zavadsky of Ukraine.
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Source: Daily News & Analysis