Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan brought much needed cheer to the Indian tennis camp as they ensured a doubles medal by reaching the semifinals, but the hopes of a singles medal were dashed after Sumit Nagal and Ankita Raina exited in the quarterfinal stage.
Myneni, who has a doubles silver and mixed doubles gold from the 2014 Asiad, and Ramkumar put down a spirited challenge from home favourites Zhizhen Zhang and Wu Yibing 6-1, 7-6 (8) in front of a raucous crowd in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, the Indian second seeds will take on South Korea's Soonwoo Kwon and Seongchan Hong.
