All England Open 2023, QFs blog: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand continue superb run to reach SF

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“Treesa and Gayatri are brilliant and have been playing every game with maturity. The amount of composure they show, even in the most crunch situations, is applaudable.

This is their second consecutive semi-final at All England and I hope they continue their impressive run and win the prestigious title,” said Sanjay Mishra, General Secretary of Badminton Association of India.

The Indians react to their win today via BWF:

Treesa Jolly: “Last time the excitement was so high. We hadn’t even qualified, we were in the reserves list. We wanted to play the All England at least once. But this time we knew we’d get an entry for this tournament, and we’d prepared well. Last year we just couldn’t sleep as we were so excited. But this time feels normal.”

Gayatri Gopichand: “We’re confident that we’re as good as any of the top pairs, definitely. We’re going to give our 100 per cent no matter what, and we’re going to keep fighting till the end. Let’s see what happens.”

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