So so close for debutants Ashith-Amrutha

What a battle for Ashith Surya and Amrutha Pramuthesh!

The Indian mixed doubles pair went down to Turkey’s Emre Sonmez and Yasemen Bektas in a thrilling three-game contest, 21-16, 29-30, 22-24, after one hour and 11 minutes.

After taking the opening game 21-16, Ashith and Amrutha came agonisingly close in the next two games. They had chances to close it out, but the Turkish pair held their nerve in two nail-biting games.

A 29-30 second game and a 22-24 decider tell the story of just how close this match was. It wasn’t their day on the court today.

Score: Ashith/Amrutha 21-16, 29-30, 22-24 Emre/Yasemen.