Hylo Open: Kidambi Srikanth enters men’s singles Round of 16 beating in Germany

In Badminton, Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has entered the men’s singles Round of 16 beating in the Hylo Open at Saarbrücken, Germany last night. Srikanth defeated France’s Arnaud Merkle 11-21, 21- 13, 21-10.

Earlier, in a women’s singles, Malvika Bansod reached the quarterfinals beating world no.18, Kirsty Gilmour, in straight games. This is Malvika’s second win over a higher-ranked shuttler.

In a men’s doubles match, Krishna Prasad-Vishnuvardhan Goud made a pre-quarterfinals exit losing to Denmark’s Kim Astrup-Anders Rasmussen 21-17, 21-13.