Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponnappa enter Canada Open final

29 June,2015 08:27 AM IST |   |  PTI

Commonwealth Games silver-medallist duo of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa entered the women's doubles final of the Canada Open badminton tournament after posting a straight-game victory

Jwala Gutta (left) and Ashwini Ponnappa


Calgary (Canada): Commonwealth Games silver-medallist duo of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa entered the women's doubles final of the Canada Open badminton tournament after posting a straight-game victory over Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto yesterday.


Jwala Gutta (left) and Ashwini Ponnappa

The third-seeded Indian combo outplayed the Japanese pair of 21-17, 21-16 in their semi-final match that lasted just half-an-hour.

Jwala and Ashwini will clash with the top seeded Dutch pair of Selena Piek and Eefje Muskens in the final.

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