Ayush Shetty, Tanvi Sharma exit French Open

Indian badminton players Ayush Shetty and Tanvi Sharma were eliminated from the French Open 2026 after suffering defeats in their respective pre-quarterfinal matches in Paris on Thursday. The tournament, carrying a prize purse of 950,000 US dollars, saw Tanvi lose to South Korea’s top seed An Se Young, while Shetty retired from his match against Japan’s Kodai Naraoka due to an undisclosed injury.

Tanvi Sharma loses to world No. 1 An Se Young

Tanvi Sharma faced a tough challenge against world number one and top seed An Se Young in the women’s singles second round.

The South Korean dominated the contest, defeating the Indian shuttler 21-11, 21-14 in just 37 minutes to advance to the quarterfinals.

Tanvi struggled to match her opponent’s consistency and control throughout the straight-game encounter, bringing her campaign at the tournament to an end.

Ayush Shetty retires against Kodai Naraoka

In men’s singles, Ayush Shetty was forced to retire midway through his second-round encounter against sixth seed Kodai Naraoka of Japan.

Shetty lost the opening game 17-21 and was trailing 6-11 in the second when he withdrew due to an undisclosed injury.

The Indian had earlier registered a victory over compatriot Kidambi Srikanth in the opening round to secure his place in the pre-quarterfinals.

PV Sindhu, Ashmita Chaliha eye quarterfinal berths

Meanwhile, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is scheduled to face Japan’s Riko Gunji in the women’s singles second round later in the day.

Another Indian contender, Ashmita Chaliha, will take on third seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan as the remaining Indian shuttlers look to advance to the quarterfinals.