PANJIM: Goa’s Tanisha Crasto along with her partner Ishaan Bhatnagar stormed into the finals of the Syed Modi International badminton championship at Lucknow.
The pair, who won Silver recently at the Scottish International Open, came back from a set down to register a sensational 18-21, 21-18, 21-11 win over M.R. Arjun / Treesa Jolly to set up a title clash with fellow Indian compatriots T. Hema Nagendra Babu / Srivedya Gurazada. Earlier, Tanisha / Ishan defeated Goa’s Pranjal Chimulkar and her partner Ashith Surya in the quarter finals 21-13, 21-19 in an exciting battle.
Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu reached the women’s singles final of the Syed Modi International badminton tournament after her fifth seeded Russian opponent Evgeniya Kosetskaya retired hurt midway into their semifinal here on Saturday.
Sindhu, the top seed, easily pocketed the first game 21-11 before Kosetskaya conceded the second women’s singles semifinal match.
Former world champion Sindhu will face compatriot Malvika Bansod in the summit clash on Sunday.
Malvika defeated another Indian, Anupama Upadhyaya, 19-21 21-19 21-7 in a tough three-game contest.
