Macau Open: Kidambi Srikanth in second round

Star shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, along with compatriots Ayush Shetty and Tasnim Mir, advanced to the second round of the singles event at the Macau Open Super 300 badminton tournament. In his first competition since recovering from an injury sustained in May, sixth seed Srikanth, a silver medallist at the 2021 World Championships, outclassed Israel’s Daniil Dubovenko 21-14 21-15. Ayush, the 2023 World Junior Championships bronze medallist, defeated fellow Indian Alap Mishra 21-13 21-5 in another men’s singles opening-round match. Former world junior No. 1 Tasnim Mir triumphed over Devika Sihag, winning 15-21 21-18 22-20 in the women’s singles. In mixed doubles, the pair of B Sumeeth Reddy and N Sikki Reddy also progressed after a hard-fought victory against Malaysian qualifiers Loo Bing Kun and Ho Lo Ee, winning 24-22 10-21 21-13.

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