Prannoy knocks out Axelsen
The Hindu
Meets Srikanth in quarterfinal; Sindhu, too, enters last eight
P.V. Sindhu, K. Srikanth and H.S. Prannoy registered come-from-behind victories to advance to the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters Super 750 badminton tournament here on Thursday.
The highlight of the day was Prannoy’s stunning 14-21, 21-19, 21-16 upset victory over Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Victor Axelsen.
After losing the first game, Prannoy made a sensational recovery to eke out a memorable win against the World No. 2. This was World No. 32 Prannoy’s first victory in six attempts against Axelsen.
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