Hylo Open 2021: Indian shuttlers shine in quarterfinals
The two remaining Indian shuttlers showed their spine as they won their respective quarterfinals at the Super 500 tournament held in Germany played on Friday. Kidambi Srikanth stunned the higher-ranked Na Ka Long Anus of Hong Kong in three grueling games. It was an amazing performance by experienced Indian shuttler struggling for form. The Indian dominated the first game-winning it easily by 21-11. Srikanth did not allow his opponent to comeback. Long made a strong comeback in the 2 nd game as the Indian committed a few unforced errors and won the 2 nd game easily at 21-12 to force the match into the decider. It was a closely fought third game as both players fought for each point. Srikanth held his nerves to win the decider at 21-19 to move into the semi-finals. Before this quarterfinal, Srikanth defeated Watanabe in the first round easily. The Indian held his nerves to win the 2 nd round match against Lee D-k of South Korea winning it 21-9, 19-21, 21-10. It was a great ...