Indonesia Masters: Kidambi Srikanth outclasses Viktor Axelsen-slayer HS Prannoy to achieve semi-final

Indonesia Masters 2021: Kidambi Srikanth made gentle work of his compatriot HS Prannoy, who had defeated reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen, within the quarter-final on the Super 750 in Bali. Indonesia Masters: Srikanth downs Prannoy to ease into semi-finals (AFP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSHS Prannoy misplaced in straight video games a day after he defeated Viktor AxelsenKidambi Srikanth reaches the semi-final of his 2nd successive matchSrikanth will look to go all the way in which and finish his title droughtFormer World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth continued his spectacular run on the tour to achieve the semi-final of Indonesia Masters Super 750 badminton match on Friday. Srikanth, who reached the semi-final of Hylo Open earlier this month, defeated HS Prannoy in an all-Indian males’s singles quarter-final in Bali.

Srikanth made quick work of compatriot HS Prannoy 21-7 21-18, a day after the latter surprised reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen within the Round of 16 match.In the boys’s occasion, former world No. 1 Srikanth was at his classic finest and gave away simply 7 factors in a lop-sided first sport.The second sport was extra evenly matched as Prannoy, who claimed an upset win over Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Victor Axelsen earlier, made a robust restoration.Prannoy began the proceedings aggressively, racing to a 5-2 lead however Srikanth got here from behind to grab the lead on the mid-game interval.Having gained momentum, the previous world No. 1 then prolonged his result in 15-12 and regardless of Prannoy levelling the proceedings as soon as once more, Srikanth sealed the match to achieve his second consecutive semifinals.He will now tackle both Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn or Denmark’s Anders Antonsen, who’s seeded third, within the semifinals.Sindhu to face Akane Yamaguchi within the semi-finalSindhu, who has acquired comparatively simple opponents till now, has a troublesome match forward as she’s going to face high seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan.Although Yamaguchi is at present ranked third on this planet and is the highest seed, Sindhu has a superior 12-7 head-to-head report in opposition to the Japanese shuttler and has received each the conferences between the 2 this 12 months.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.