2025 BWF Australian Open Day 1 Results: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinch win, Jolly/Gopichand ousted in first round upon comeback 

The 2025 Australian Open kicked off on Tuesday, November 18. The opening day of matches at the Super 500 saw the Indian men's and women's doubles contingent in action, and while Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty sailed through their opening round, Treesa Jolly and Gayathri Gopichand made an early exit.

Jolly and Gopichand were the first ones out on court today. The duo made their last competitive outing as a pair in July earlier this year, when they played the Macau Open. Since then, the two shuttlers have been on hiatus as Gopichand dealt with injury issues.

In Sydney, Treesa Jolly and Gayathri Gopichand were pitted against Indonesia's Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma and Meilysa Trias Puspitasari for their opening round encounter. The Indians visibly struggled to find their rhythm throughout the match and were handed a deft thrashing at the hands of their opponents, losing the match 10-21, 14-21 in just 40 minutes.

Up next, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty got down to business at the Australian Open. The duo were up against Chinese Taipei's Chang Ko-Chi and Po Li Wei. While it took the two Indians a minute to acclimatise to the courts at the Quaycentre, they were able to clinch a straight games win, defeating Chang and Po 25-23, 21-16.

2025 BWF Australian Open: Full results from day one (Indians only)

This is what India's scoreboard looked like after the opening day of action at the Australian Open:

Women's Doubles Round of 32

Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Meilysa Trias Puspitasari (Indonesia) beat Treesa Jolly/Gayathri Gopichand (India) 21-10, 21-14

Men's Doubles Round of 32

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (India) beat Chang Ko-Chi/Po Li Wei (Chinese Taipei) 25-23,

Edited by Riddhi Acharya