US Open: Kashyap, Prannoy, Manu-Sumeeth reach semis

23 July,2017 10:16 AM IST |  Anaheim (US)  |  PTI

Commonwealth Games champion P Kashyap and HS Prannoy entered the semi-finals of the men's singles competition of the US Open Grand Prix Gold here on Saturday



HS Prannoy

Commonwealth Games champion P Kashyap and HS Prannoy entered the semi-finals of the men's singles competition of the US Open Grand Prix Gold here on Saturday.

Kashyap reached his first semi-finals of an international event in seven months after defeating compatriot Sameer Verma 21-13, 21-16 in 40 minutes to set up a clash with Korea's Kwang Hee Heo.

Second seeded Prannoy saw off Japan's Kanta Tsuneyama 10-21, 21-15, 21-18 in a match that lasted exactly an hour. Third seeds Manu and Sumeeth defeated Japan's Hiroki Okamura and Masayuki Onodera 21-18, 22-20 in men's doubles.

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