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Disappointed by Lakshya Sen's loss in the bronze medal playoff, his mentor Padukone said it's high time that players learnt to withstand pressure, took responsibility, and delivered results after receiving significant support from the government.
Ashwini and her partner Tanisha Crasto suffered their third straight loss in the women's doubles competition of the Paris Games.
However, young Indian shuttler Meiraba Luwang Maisnam's splendid run came to an end.
The world No. 32 Indian pair went down fighting to third seeds Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi of Japan in a 77-minute clash.
Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa, who had clinched the Nates International Challenge and Abu Dhabi Masters Super 100 this year, secured a win over Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Singapore's Hee Yong Kai Terry and Loh Kean Hean 21-15, 21-19 in 36 minutes to also advance to the doubles quarterfinals.
In the next round, Saina will take on Malvika Bansod, who defeated Samiya Imad Farooqui 21-18 21-9.
The Indian mixed doubles pair of B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa crashed out in the opening round.
Ashwini Ponnappa lost in both the women's' doubles and mixed doubles semifinals partnering Sikki Reddy and Dhruv Kapila respectively.
Former world No. 1 Srikanth cut a sorry figure as he went down 19-21, 17-21 to France's Toma Junior Popov in a men's singles quarterfinal.
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