Updated On: 10 May, 2018 07:52 AM IST | Sydney | PTI
Praneeth beat Israel's Misha Zilberman 21-17, 21-14, while Sameer had to toil hard to get the better of New Zealand's Abhinav Manota


B Sai Praneeth
Indian shuttlers started on a positive note at the Australian Open with second seed B Sai Praneeth and fourth seed Sameer Verma progressing to the second round of the men's singles event.