Sindhu, Srikanth, Prannoy enter quarters Down Under

PV Sindhu

Top Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu (right), Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy moved into the quarter-finals of the Australia Open badminton tournament with contrasting victories, here on Thursday.

The fifth seed Sindhu, who had lost in the first round at seven different tour events this season and is playing under a new personal coach in Malaysia's Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, easily overcame compatriot Aakarshi Kashyap 21-14, 21-10 in a second round women's singles match.

In men's singles, Srikanth stormed past Li Yang Su of Chinese Taipei 21-10, 21-17, while sixth seed Prannoy beat Chinese Taipei's Yu Jen Chi 21-19, 21-19, 21-13.

Rising Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat also continued with his impressive run, reaching the quarter-finals by beating Chinese Taipei's Tzu Wei Wang 21-8, 13-21, 21-19. In women's doubles, the Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela crashed out in the second round.

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