Another feather has been added to the hat of the star Indian Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth after he defeated China’s Shi Yuqi in the semifinals of the Australian Open Super Series Men’s single at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre on June 24.
The Guntur player took only 37 minutes to outplay his Chinese opponent 21-10, 21-14. The 24-year-old Indian shuttler dominated the proceedings right from the start and finished off in straight games to reach the summit clash.
Srikanth has now reached his third consecutive final. He finished runner-up at the Singapore Open before winning the Indonesia Open title last week. Placed 11th in the world rankings, Srikanth dominated his fourth-ranked rival right from the start, opening up a 6-4 lead in the opening stages of the first game.
The Indian continued to hold the upper hand, building on his lead to go into the break with a healthy 11-7 advantage. He blew off his the Chinese shuttler after the break, taking four consecutive points to lead 16-9 before another burst of five back to back points saw him take the opening game.
Shi put up more of a fight in the early stages of the second game. The two shuttlers battled neck and neck till 7-7 before a three-point burst saw the Indian take the lead at 10-7. Another streak of five points saw Srikanth at a commanding 15-8 advantage. The Indian never looked back from there as he sealed off a comfortable victory.
It's 3rd Superseries final in a row and very happy with the overall performance today.#AustraliaOpen2017 #superseries #believe #achieve pic.twitter.com/vV0ui9zQg4
— Kidambi Srikanth (@srikidambi) June 24, 2017
Yesterday’s game was Srikanth’s third quarter-final in the last five tournaments that he has participated in. There he met Sai Praneet and he smashed his fellow Indian shuttler by 25-23 and 21-17. Despite a close encounter between these Indian shuttlers, Kidambi successfully restricted Sai in the second set itself and entered the next round.
A resounding 21-10, 21-14 win for @srikidambi takes him into #AustraliaSS FINAL. He's making it a habit. What an enthralling victory! pic.twitter.com/uGuAKcqRY6
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) June 24, 2017
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