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French Open Shock: Satwik-Chirag's Stunning First-Round Exit After Denmark Win

India's top men's doubles pair suffered a surprising early exit at the French Open. They lost to the unseeded Indonesian duo in straight games despite a close second set. This defeat is particularly shocking since they had just beaten the same opponents last week. Meanwhile, young Unnati Hooda provided some cheer with an impressive comeback victory in women's singles.

Key Points: Satwiksairaj-Chirag French Open First Round Loss to Indonesians

  • Lost to unseeded Indonesian pair Rahmat Hidayat and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in straight games
  • Defeat comes just one week after beating same opponents in Denmark Open
  • Match lasted only 42 minutes with scores of 21-18, 22-20
  • Indonesian opponents are former World Championships medalists with strong credentials
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French Open: Satwiksairaj-Chirag face shock first round exit

Indian badminton stars Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffer shock French Open exit against unseeded Indonesian pair in just 42 minutes.

"A match that was close, but yet so one-sided - Olympics.com"

Paris, October 22

India's popular men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty faced a shocking ouster in the first round of the ongoing French Open badminton tournament on Wednesday.

As per Olympics.com, they faced a loss to the unseeded Indonesian pair of pair of Rahmat Hidayat and Muhammad Rian Ardianto, going down to them within just 42 minutes by 21-18, 22-20 in a match that was close, but yet so one-sided, as evident by a two-game finish.

This marked the second meeting between these two teams. Just last week, the Indian duo had prevailed over the Indonesians in the Denmark Open quarter-finals.

Ardianto is a two-time men's doubles World Championships medallist, while Hidayat was part of Indonesia's gold-winning team at this year's Asian Mixed Team Championships.

Earlier, India's 18-year-old Unnati Hooda, ranked world number 35, secured an impressive come-from-behind win in women's singles, outclassing world No. 39 Letshanaa Karupathevan of Malaysia 11-21, 21-13, 21-16 in her first-round match.

Anupama Upadhyaya and Anmol Kharb, meanwhile, lost their women's singles openers.

Anupama succumbed to China's Han Yue, fourth in the badminton rankings, 21-15, 21-11, while Anmol went down to world number one An Se-young of the South Korea 21-15, 21-9.

In the men's singles, Ayush Shetty continued his poor run with a fifth successive first round on the BWF World Tour 2025 season after going down 21-19, 21-19 against Japan's Koki Watanabe.

- ANI

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Rohit P
This is really concerning. They beat the same pair just last week! Looks like consistency issues are creeping in. Need better mental preparation.
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Arjun K
On the bright side, Unnati Hooda's comeback win was fantastic! At just 18, she's showing great promise. Future of Indian badminton looks good with young talents like her. ✨
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Sarah B
The Indonesian pair are no pushovers - Ardianto is a world championships medallist. Sometimes you have bad days. Let's support our players through ups and downs.
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Vikram M
Tough loss but let's not forget they're world number 2! Every champion faces setbacks. Olympics is what matters most. They'll come back stronger 💪
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Kavya N
The scoreline shows it was close - 22-20 in second game. Just a few points made the difference. Badminton can be cruel sometimes. Wishing them all the best for future tournaments!

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