Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth moved to the singles
quarterfinals of the Madrid Spain Masters badminton tournament with
straight game wins in Madrid on Thursday.Two-time Olympic medallist, Sindhu dispatched Putri Kusuma Wardani
of Indonasia 21-16 21-14 in a little over half an hour to enter her first
quarterfinal in 2023. World no. 21 Srikanth, on the other hand, pulled off
a 21-15 21-12 second round win over compatriot B Sai Praneeth. Second seed
Sindhu has been struggling for form this season since returning to action
following a long injury lay off. It is the first time in 2023 that the
27-year-old former world champion has crossed the second round.
quarterfinals of the Madrid Spain Masters badminton tournament with
straight game wins in Madrid on Thursday.Two-time Olympic medallist, Sindhu dispatched Putri Kusuma Wardani
of Indonasia 21-16 21-14 in a little over half an hour to enter her first
quarterfinal in 2023. World no. 21 Srikanth, on the other hand, pulled off
a 21-15 21-12 second round win over compatriot B Sai Praneeth. Second seed
Sindhu has been struggling for form this season since returning to action
following a long injury lay off. It is the first time in 2023 that the
27-year-old former world champion has crossed the second round.
Sindhu, who has dropped out of the top 10 for the first time since November
2016, will take on 25-year-old Danish Mia Blichfeldt in the last eight
stage of the Super 300 tournament.
