Srikanth wins; Sindhu, Saina ousted from German Open

PV Sindhu. Pic/AFP

World championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the quarter-finals, but PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal crashed out of the women's competition following second-round losses in the German Open badminton tournament here on Thursday.

Srikanth, a former World No.1 and seeded eighth here, prevailed 21-16, 21-23, 21-18 over China's Lu Guang Zu in a second round match.

He will next face Olympic champion and top seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, who beat France's Toma Junior Popov 21-17, 21-10 in another match.

Sindhu, a 2019 World Champion, however, suffered a shock 14-21, 21-15, 14-21 loss against China's Zhang Yi Man in the second round. Saina, who has been struggling with fitness issues, also proved no match against eighth seeded Thai Ratchanok Intanon, going down 10-21, 15-21 in a lop-sided contest.

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