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The prestigious Australian Open Super 500 badminton tournament being played in Sydney has brought very glorious and great news for the sports lovers of India. Indian women shuttlers have surprised the whole world with their aggressive and powerful performance in the very first round of the tournament. The country’s young badminton brigade, led by two-time Olympic medalist and India’s star player PV Sindhu, performed so wonders on the court that the opposing players were seen asking for water. The biggest highlight of this wonderful day was 17 year old young sensation Tanvi Sharma, who has brought glory to India by pulling off one of the biggest and shocking upsets in the world of badminton.
PV Sindhu came on the court and dominated, defeated the Peruvian player in just 32 minutes
India’s legendary badminton star PV Sindhu, seeded third in the tournament, made her intentions clear as soon as she entered the court. In a one-sided match in the first round of women’s singles, Sindhu faced Peru’s experienced shuttler Ines Lucia Castillo Salazar. Sindhu maintained a strong hold on the match from the very beginning with her familiar aggressive smashes and excellent net play. He did not give a single chance to the opposition player to recover and won the match 21-13, 21-11 in just 32 minutes in straight games. Now in the next round, fans will get to see a high-voltage Indian clash, where Sindhu will face her compatriot Isharani Barua. Isharani entered the round of 16 by defeating China’s strong player Han Qian 22-20, 10-21, 21-14 in a very tough match that lasted for one hour and three minutes.
Historic upset of 17 year old Tanvi Sharma, world number 11 player tasted defeat
In this tournament, the biggest and sensational blast of the day on Wednesday was done by 17 year old young Indian player Tanvi Sharma. Tanvi did what even big sports pundits had not expected. She showed her way out of the tournament by defeating the fifth seed of the tournament and Chinese Taipei’s star player Chew Pin Chien, ranked 11th in the world, in straight games. Tanvi displayed her amazing fitness and intelligence in this high-speed match that lasted just 45 minutes and registered a historic victory by 21-12, 22-20. Tanvi Sharma is going to face Malvika Bansod of India in the round of 16. Malvika also showed great fighting spirit in the first round and defeated Tonrung Seheng of Thailand 15-21, 21-7, 21-13.
Dhruv and Manisha pair shined in mixed doubles, Kiran George suffered a disappointing defeat in men’s singles.
While there was victory in women’s singles, good news also came for India from the court of mixed doubles. Indian pair Dhruv Rawat and Manisha K. Showing excellent coordination, they defeated the local Australian pair of Lynn Jaden and Victoria Jonadi 21-13, 21-14 in just 27 minutes and secured their place in the second round. However, Wednesday was a bit disappointing for Men’s Singles fans. India’s rising player Kiran George had to taste defeat against Malaysia’s Justin Ho in a very tough and breath-taking match. In this marathon match that lasted for one hour and two minutes, Kiran George fought till the end, but ultimately he had to face defeat by 19-21, 21-14, 15-21.