It was Shetty’s third victory over Yang, having defeated him twice earlier this year at Malaysia and Taipei Open
India’s Ayush Shetty during his win in the US Open final in Iowa on Sunday; (right) Tanvi Sharma. Pics/BAI
Rising shuttler Ayush Shetty notched up his first BWF World Tour title with a commanding straight-games victory over Canada’s Brian Yang in the men’s singles final of the US Open Super 300, ending India’s title drought this season.
The 20-year-old, a 2023 junior world championships bronze winner, defeated the third seeded Yang 21-18 21-13 in 47 minutes on Sunday to cap off an impressive week, which included a come-from-behind win against top seed Chou Tien Chen in the semi-finals.
It was Shetty’s third victory over Yang, having defeated him twice earlier this year at Malaysia and Taipei Open.
“It means a lot, it’s my first title in the senior circuit. So, I’m really happy,” the 6 ft-4 inch shuttler told BWF.
In the women’s singles final, 16-year-old Tanvi Sharma finished runner-up after a fighting three-game loss to top seed Beiwen Zhang of the United States.
Playing her first World Tour final, the unseeded teenager went down 11-21 21-16 10-21 in 46 minutes.
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