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Indian ace Ajay Jayaram pulled off a stunning win against top seed Ygor Coelho in the second round of the Vietnam Open being played at Ho Chi Minh City by a score of 22-20, 21-14. Meanwhile, Rituparna Das continued her impressive form as she beat sixth seed Sung Shuo to secure the round four spot.

After Lakshya Sen failed to recover from shin splint injuries in time for the upcoming Vietnam Open, Ajay Jayaram will bear the hopes of winning a medal at this year's Vietnam Open. However, Mithun Manjunath, who reached the semifinals of the Russian Open, is also slated to play a qualifier.

India’s medal draught finally came to an end thanks to World No. 19 Sourabh Verma, who defeated Japan’s Koki Watanabe 18-21, 21-12, 21-17 to win Russia Open. India’s mixed doubles duo of Rohan Kapoor and Kuhoo Garg was, however, humbled by Vladimir Ivanov and Min Kyung Kim 21-19, 21-17.

Sourabh Verma overcame compatriot Mithun Manjunath in a one-sided all Indian semi-final to advance to the final of Russian Open, where he will now face Japan’s Koki Watanabe. The mixed doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor and Kuhoo Garg also reached the final with a hard-fought win that went to a decider.