Kidambi Srikanth staved off a spirited challenge from compatriot Sameer Verma to make a winning start to his campaign at the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament on Wednesday.
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Top Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth staved off a spirited challenge from compatriot Sameer Verma to make a winning start to his campaign at the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament on Wednesday.
The fourth seeded Indian, who had claimed the title in 2015, took little over an hour to see off 2018 winner Sameer 18-21 21-18 21-11 in a hard-fought men’s singles opening round match.
World no. 13 Srikanth, an Olympic hopeful, will be up against France’s Thomas Rouxel in the Round of 16. Rouxel beat Canada’s Xiaodong Sheng 21-18 21-14 in another first round match.
Top Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth staved off a spirited challenge from compatriot Sameer Verma to make a winning start to his campaign at the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament on Wednesday.
The fourth seeded Indian, who had claimed the title in 2015, took little over an hour to see off 2018 winner Sameer 18-21 21-18 21-11 in a hard-fought men’s singles opening round match.
World no. 13 Srikanth, an Olympic hopeful, will be up against France’s Thomas Rouxel in the Round of 16. Rouxel beat Canada’s Xiaodong Sheng 21-18 21-14 in another first round match.Covid Pendamic.
break, didn’t have a good outing as he along with his mixed doubles partner N Sikki Reddy lost 18-21 15-21 to the third-seeded English pair of Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith in 39 minutes.
Swiss Open is the first event of the extended Olympic qualification period which will end on June 15.