Sindhu and Ashmita advance to women's singles quarterfinals at French Open

P.V. Sindhu and Ashmita Chaliha advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals at the $950,000 French Open in Paris on Thursday, October 22, 2026. Both players progressed with straight-game victories.

Sindhu is a double Olympic medallist, while Ashmita Chaliha entered the tournament unseeded. Ashmita's victory came against a top-ranked opponent, and both Indian wins came in the tournament's early knockout rounds.

Ashmita Chaliha defeated Akane Yamaguchi 21-19, 21-18 in a second-round match that lasted 37 minutes, recording an upset over the world No. 2 and third seed. The straight-game win moved the unseeded Indian into the last eight.

P.V. Sindhu beat Riko Gunji 21-12, 21-16 in a 44-minute contest to secure her place in the quarterfinals. Sindhu's victory followed Ashmita's earlier success on the same day.

Earlier on Thursday, Tanvi Sharma and Ayush Shetty were eliminated before the quarterfinal stage. Tanvi lost to world No. 1 and top seed An Se Young of South Korea 11-21, 14-21 in a 37-minute women's singles match, while Shetty forfeited his second-round match against sixth seed Kodai Naraoka of Japan due to an undisclosed injury while trailing 17-21, 6-11; Shetty had beaten Kidambi Srikanth in the opening round.

Both Sindhu and Ashmita will now contest the women's singles quarterfinals at the French Open.