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Mixed doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor and Sikki Reddy also progressed with a 21-12, 21-16 win over Chan Peng Soon and Cheah Yee See of Malaysia.
India have been placed in Group C along with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and Australia and their first task will be to make it to the knock-out stage from a potentially trick group.
Ernakulam native Hersen trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad.
The ace singles players won their respective first round games in Madrid on Wednesday.
The three contenders picked by the expert panel are Eldhose Paul (athletics), Sanju Samson (cricket), and Treesa Jolly (badminton).
The Indian pair went down to South Korea's Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee 10-21, 10-21.
Keralite Treesa and Gayatri defeated the world No. 23 duo of Liu Xuanxuan and Li Wen Mei of China 21-14, 18-21, 21-12 in the quarterfinals.
The world No 17 pair will now take on the world No. 23 duo of Liu Xuan Xuan and Li Wen Mei of China in the quarterfinals.
PV Sindhu lost to China's Zhang Yi Man I 39 minutes.
Treesa, who created history in the company of Gayatri Gopichand by entering the All England semifinals last year, is one of the six shortlisted nominees for the Manorama Sports Star Award 2022.