Australian Open Super Series News
PM Modi and Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani were present at the inauguration ceremony along with eminent Sportspersons and Olympians.
In the all-Indian quarterfinal duel between Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth, it was the former who came out on top with a fighting 25-23 21-17 win over his countryman in a 43-minute clash.
Sindhu won the first game before Tai staged a strong comeback to register a 10-21, 22-20, 21-16 verdict in the women`s singles clash which lasted for about an hour.
India will be sending full teams for the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold (May 30-June 4), Indonesia Open Super Series (June 12-18) and Australian Open Super Series (June 20-25).
The 26-year-old from Hyderabad fought back from a game down to beat China's Sun Yu in a thriller to win the title clash.
Saina received a big boost ahead of her Rio Games campaign as she defeated the 2011 world champion and 2012 Olympic silver medallist.
London Olympics bronze-medallist, Saina outclassed Malaysia's Jin Wei Goh 21-12 21-14 in a 37-minute clash.
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