Japan Open: Srikanth, Prannoy Crash Out; Pranaav-Sikki Reach Semis
India's Kidambi Srikanth crashed out in the quarterfinals of the Japan Open Super Series after losing to recently-crown world champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark but mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy advanced to the semifinals.Tokyo:
India's Kidambi Srikanth crashed out in the quarterfinals of the Japan Open Super Series after losing to recently-crown world champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark but mixed doubles couple of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy advanced to the semifinals. The 25-year-old from Guntur, who clinched back-to-back titles at Indonesia and Australia, couldn't curb his simple errors to drop 17-21 17-21 to world no 2 and third seed Axelsen in a men's singles quarterfinal contest that lasted 40 minutes. With this particular victory, Axelsen enjoys a 3-2 head-to-head lead over Srikanth in five meetings, having won the past three duels
India's Kidambi Srikanth crashed out in the quarterfinals of the Japan Open Super Series after losing to recently-crown world champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark but mixed doubles couple of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy advanced to the semifinals. The 25-year-old from Guntur, who clinched back-to-back titles at Indonesia and Australia, couldn't curb his simple errors to drop 17-21 17-21 to world no 2 and third seed Axelsen in a men's singles quarterfinal contest that lasted 40 minutes. With this particular victory, Axelsen enjoys a 3-2 head-to-head lead over Srikanth in five meetings, having won the past three duels
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