India’s campaign at the Canada Open 2026 ended after Aakarshi Kashyap and Tanya Hemanth lost in the second round of the women’s singles tournament at the BWF Super 300 event in Markham, Ontario.Aakarshi, who was ranked world No. 71, struggled against the fourth seed and world No.The Indian made a bright start with a 10-6 lead in the opening game, but Zhang fought back to take the first game. Aakarshi continued to battle throughout and pushed the American decider to 17-17 before winning four straight points to seal the victory. The defeat was Aakarshi’s third loss to Zhang in as many meetings.India’s hopes were dashed when world number 56 Tanya Hemanth lost in straight sets to Japan’s 21st-ranked Riko Gunji.Gunji dominated the match from start to finish, winning 21-11, 21-11 in just 31 minutes. It was Tanya’s second straight loss to the Japanese player after she also lost in the opening round of the US Open last week.Aakarshi and Tanya were the last contestants from India to remain in the competition after the rest were already eliminated.Former country no Kidambi Srikanth he retired injured in his match with Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia, while Devika Sihag, Rakshitha Ramraj, Anmol Kharb, Shriyanshi Valishetty, Saneeth Dayanand and Sankar Subramanian were all out early.India’s streak in the doubles also ended on the opening day when Achudaditya Rao Doddavarapu and Arjun Reddy Pochana were dismissed. Indian shuttlers will compete in the Japan Open 750, which starts on July 14.
