If one is to name Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy as two of the most consistent active Indian athletes today, it won't be contested. If you win 8 of 10 finals you reach, you are in that league. That's 'Nadal-esque', in Roland Garros terms.
An exit in the second round of the Thailand Open and a first-round defeat at Singapore Open was still rankling when Satwik and Chirag embarked on the trip to the Indonesia Open. No Indian pair had won a Super 1000 event before. It was not beyond World Championships bronze medallists Satwik and Chirag, but they didn't have form on their side.
