Indonesia Open pre-quarterfinals LIVE: After a glorious day for India in Indonesia Open, ace tennis star PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth and former World No.1 Kidambi Srikanth will be in action on Thursday. PV Sindhu will play lower-ranked Yvonne Li while Sai Praneeth will face off Christo Popov of France. The day’s biggest battle will be Kidambi Srikanth vs World No.2 Victor Axelsen. Follow Indonesia Open live updates on InsideSport
Indonesia Open pre-quarterfinals LIVE: Sai Praneeth, Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu in action- Follow LIVE updates
PV Sindhu vs Yvonne Li (Germany)
Two-time Olympic medallist and star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu entered the pre-quarterfinals by defeating Japan’s Aya Ohori 17-21, 21-17, 21-17 in the match that lasted for 70 minutes.
- World No.7 Sindhu will face off 27th ranked Yvonne Li for the first time in her career.
- Sindhu is coming on the back of straight semifinals in French Open and Indonesia Masters.
- Sindhu has won 4/ last 5 matches while her German opponent has managed a couple of victories out of last 5.
- Sindhu’s best at Indonesia Open is reaching the 2019 Finals. She is yet to clinch a title in 2021 except Olympics bronze.
Kick-off: 11.20 AM IST
Sai Praneeth vs Christo Popov (France)
Sai Praneeth progressed ahead in the Indonesia Open after defeating France’s Toma Junior Popov 21-19, 21-18.
- 16th ranked Praneeth will face 70th ranked Popov. The two players have managed only a couple of victories in last 5 games.
- Praneeth is the first male shuttler from India to win bronze in BWF World Championships in 2019 after Prakash Padukone.
Kick-off: 2.50 PM IST
Kidambi Srikanth vs Victor Axelsen (Denmark)
India shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on Wednesday progressed to the next round of the ongoing Indonesia Open. In an all Indian affair, Srikanth defeated HS Prannoy 21-15, 19-21, 21- 12in a match that lasted for 56 minutes.
- Srikanth will face Axelsen for record 10th time in their career.
- Axelsen leads Srikanth 7-2 in Head-to-Head encounters. The duo had last met each other in Thomas Cup.
- He can take inspiration from HS Prannoy whom he beat twice. The latter had outplayed Axelsen in straight sets at Indonesia Masters.
Kick-off: 3.30 PM
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