Hylo Open 2022: Kidambi Srikanth qualify for the semi-finals
The Indian shuttlers had a mixed day with only Kidambi Srikanth and the women’s doubles pair of Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand progressing into the semi-finals of the Super 300 Hylo Open played in Germany on Saturday. French Open winners Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty lost to Ben Lane and Sean Vendy of England in two straight games. It was a closely fought affair from both pairs before Satwik and Chirag had an 11-9 lead at the interval. After the break, Lane, and Vendy made a strong comeback with lovely shots putting the Indian pair under pressure. The England pair won the first game easily at 21-17. The second game was a closely fought start before the Indian pair committed unforced errors. At the mid-game interval, Vendy and Lane had an 11-7 lead at the interval. After the break, it was one-way traffic as the England pair won the second game easily by 21-12 to knock out the Indian pair. Gayatri Gopichand and Tressa Jolly defeated Hsu Y-C and Lin W-c of Chinese Taipei i...