Sindhu, Tanvi enter Australian Open quarters
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and teenager Tanvi Sharma entered the womenโs singles quarterfinals with straight-game wins with over their respective opponents at the Australian Open Super 500 badminton tournament here on Thursday.
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Third seed Sindhu prevailed over compatriot Isharani Baruah 22-20 21-12 in a round of 16 match that lasted 42 minutes.
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In another all-Indian contest, 17-year-old Tanvi, who stunned fifth seed and World No. 11 Chiu Pin-Chian of Chinese Taipei on Wednesday, beat Malvika Bansod 21-13 21-15 to continue her progress.
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Sindhu will take on Chen Su Yu of Chinese Taipei, but a tough match awaits Tanvi as she is now pitted against top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan.
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It was curtains for Tanya Hemanth as she lost 12-21 15-21 to second seed Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand.
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The Indian men’s doubles pair of Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun progressed to the quarterfinals with a 21-17 21-7 win over Australian combination of Michael Owen Dylan Soedjasa. They will next play Chen Cheng Kuan and Liu Kuang Heng of Chinese Taipei.
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However, the Indian mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Rawat and K Maneesha exited the tournament after suffering a 19-21 18-21 defeat against Japan’s Akira Koga and Natsu Saito in the second round.
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