Kidambi Srikanth advances to Denmark Open quarterfinals
Kidambi Srikanth, seeded fifth, defeated Ho-Shue 21-15, 21-14 in just 33 minutes to make it to the last eight of the Super 750 tournament.
Kidambi Srikanth, seeded fifth, defeated Ho-Shue 21-15, 21-14 in just 33 minutes to make it to the last eight of the Super 750 tournament.
Sindhu did not look in control from the start of the match and ended up losing the first game. She, however, showed signs of a comeback in the second game but Young proved too good for the Indian and clinched it to enter the third round.
Saina Nehwal lost the first game 15-21 and in the second game threw away a 20-16 lead at one stage to lose the decider 21-23.
Sindhu has suffered surprising first-round and second-round exits at the China Open and Korea Open respectively since her historic win at the World Championships.
Olympic bronze medallist Saina beat Tunjung 21-11 21-12 in a one-sided semifinal match that lasted just 30 minutes.
Saina came back from a game down to beat familiar foe and world number seven Okuhura of Japan 17-21, 21-16, 21-12 in the quarter-final lasting 58 minutes on Friday night.
In the opening match, the World No 8 had emerged victories after his opponent Fabian Roth of Germany retired at 0-3.
Srikanth capped an impressive week with a 21-10 21-5 win over Lee in the finals.
World No.15 Lee hardly got a grip of Srikanth's tenacity, placements and the variety of his strokes.
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth stunned reigning world champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark to reach the semi-finals, while Saina Nehwal and…
