Iowa, June 27 -- Indian shuttlers Ayush Shetty and Tanvi Sharma marched into the quarter-finals of the US Open 2025 badminton tournament here after registering victories in their second-round fixtures.

Fourth seed Ayush Shetty, 34th in the badminton rankings, had to endure through three games before finally getting the better of his compatriot Tharun Mannepalli, world No. 54, by a 21-12, 13-21, 21-15 scoreline in the men's singles round of 16.

The Indian badminton player will face Kuan Lin Kuo of Chinese Taipei in the final eight on Friday, as per the Olympics.com.

Meanwhile, Tanvi Sharma marched into the women's singles quarter-finals following a dominating 21-18, 21-16 straight games win over Thailand's Pitchamon Opatniputh, the worl...