US Open: Rajawat, Malvika into Quarters; Gayatri-Treesa Too Advance

Eighth seed Rajawat, who had won the Orleans Masters in 2023, notched up a 21-18 21-16 win over Huang to set up a clash with fourth seed Lei Lan Xi of China.

Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also advanced to the women's doubles quarterfinals with a 16-21 21-11 21-19 win over Chinese Taipei's Hsieh Pei Shan and Hung En-Tzu in the second round.

The second-seeded Indian pair, who received a bye in the opening round, will next face sixth-seeded Japanese Rui Hirokami and Yuna Kato.

Also making it to the last eight is Malvika Bansod, seeded seventh. She beat Czech Republic's Tereza Svabikova 15-21 21-19 21-14 in a women's singles match.

Malvika will face a tough test against third seed Kristy Gilmour of Scotland.