Paris [France]: The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty started their Paris Olympics voyage with a win over France’s Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar 21-17, 21-14 in the men’s doubles Group C match on Saturday.
Satwiksairaj and Chirag defeated Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar in a straight games and ended the match in 46 minutes.
The French pair fought hard with the support of the home crowd, but the star Indian duo eventually sailed through.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will lock horns against Germany’s Marvin Seidel and Mark Lamsfuss in the next round on July 29.