PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth falter in semfinals

Bali, November 20

Two-time Olympics medallist PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the Indonesia Masters Super 750 badminton tournament with straight-game defeats in the semifinals today, ending India’s campaign.

Kidambi Srikanth

Sindhu lost to Japanese top seed Akane Yamaguchi while Srikanth was outplayed by third seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark.

Though Sindhu had a superior 12-7 head-to-head record against the Japanese shuttler going into today’s match, having won both the meetings between the two this year, the Indian was no match for her rival, losing 13-21 9-21 in only 32 minutes.

Srikanth, who had beaten compatriot HS Prannoy in the quarterfinals, lost 14-21 9-21 to Antonsen in 41 minutes in the men’s singles semifinals. — PTI