Kidambi Srikanth reaches Hylo Open semi-final with hard-fought win over Angus Ng Ka-Long

Hylo Open: Kidambi Srikanth, ranked 15, hardly broke a sweat towards the ninth ranked Angus Ng Ka-Long within the first sport however misplaced momentum within the second sport because the Hong Kong participant took the match into the decider. Srikanth squandered 4 match factors earlier than getting over the road. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSSrikanth beat Angus Ng 21-11 12-21 21-19Srikanth had 5 match factors to seal the deal however the former world nobody squandered 4Srikanth will tackle Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia within the semifinalsIndia’s Kidambi Srikanth beat the upper ranked Angus Ng Ka-Long to achieve the semi-final of the Hylo Open Super 500 match in Germany on Friday. In what was a see-saw match, Srikanth prevailed 21-11, 12-21, 21-19.

Srikanth, ranked 15, hardly broke a sweat within the first sport, cruising to a 21-11. However the ninth-ranked Angus Ng stormed again into the match, dominating the second sport to and profitable it 21-12.The decider was performed on an excellent keel earlier than Srikanth took a 20-15 lead. While he had 5 match factors, Srikanth squandered 4 of them earlier than lastly edging to victory.With the win Srikanth levelled the face to face file towards Angus. Both shuttlers now have three wins every towards one another. Srikanth will tackle Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia within the semifinals.Srikanth earlier suffered a heartbreaking defeat towards prime seed Kento Momota to make a second spherical exit within the French Open. The Rio quarterfinalist performed his coronary heart out to match the Japanese and in addition held two-point lead in the direction of the top of the decider however ended up dropping the lads’s singles second spherical 18-21 22-20 21-19 in 79-minute match.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.