Kidambi Srikanth Wins at Denmark Open 2018: Indian Shuttler Advances After Straight Sets Victory in Opening Round
Kidambi Srikanth thrashed Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus of Denmark in the opening round to advance in the Denmark Open here late on Tuesday night.
Odense (Denmark), Oct 17: Kidambi Srikanth thrashed Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus of Denmark in the opening round to advance in the Denmark Open here late on Tuesday night. Srikanth defeated Vittinghus 21-16, 21-10 in a match which lasted 35 minutes.
India's campaign in men's doubles and mixed doubles ended as the men's pair of Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy and the mixed pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa went down in their respective matches. Denmark Open Badminton 2018: PV Sindhu Shocked in First Round; Saina Nehwal Advances.
The Indian duo went down to Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen paring in a marathon men's doubles match while Ashwini and Satwik went down to Seo Eo Seung Jae and Chae Yujung of South Korea. PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal to Lead Indian Badminton Challenge at Denmark Open 2018.
Earlier on Tuesday, Star shuttler Saina Nehwal survived a scare before progressing to the second round while Rio silver medallist P.V. Sindhu crashed out after being stunned by unseeded American Beiwen Zhang in the opening round of the women's singles event.
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