Srikanth in Australian Open semis; Sindhu, Saina crash out
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the semi-final of the Australian Open Superseries, defeating compatriot Sai Praneeth in the quarters on Friday. World number 11 Srikanth beat Praneeth in straight games 25-23, 21-17 to reach his third consecutive Superseries semi-final. Meanwhile, Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu exited the tournament, losing to China's Sun Yu and Tai Tzu Ying respectively.