Treesa-Gayatri enter semifinals of Singapore Open after another upset win

NEW DELHI: Rising Indian women's doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand registered another upset win by defeating the sixth-seeded South Korean duo of Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong in a tight contest to enter the semifinals of the Singapore Open on Friday.The unseeded Indian duo came from behind to secure an 18-21, 21-19, 24-22 victory in the quarterfinal, which lasted one hour and 19 minutes.Ranked 30th in the world, the Indian pair avenged their defeat to the same opponents at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year.On Thursday, the Commonwealth Games bronze medalist duo of Treesa and Gayatri stunned the world number two Korean pair of Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee in the round of 16.Treesa and Gayatri will face the fourth-seeded Japanese pair of Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in the semifinals on Saturday.Treesa and Gayatri are the only Indians remaining in contention for a podium finish in the BWF World Tour Super 750 event.PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy had lost their respective women's and men's singles matches on Thursday.(With PTI inputs)