Sydney [Australia], June 12 (ANI): World quantity 10 PV Sindhu booked her place within the semifinals of the Australian Open at present underway on the Quaycentre in Sydney with a dominant victory over Chinese Taipei’s Chen Su Yu.
The ladies’s singles conflict between the 2 opponents lasted simply 27 minutes, and Sindhu managed each video games from the start to seal a 21-6, 21-9 victory. The outcome marks Sindhu’s second semifinal look of the season, having beforehand reached the final 4 on the Malaysia Open 2026, in line with a launch.
An attention-grabbing semifinal awaits Sindhu because the two-time Olympic medallist takes on prime seed and three-time world champion Akane Yamaguchi. The conflict would be the twenty ninth assembly between the 2, with Sindhu holding a 15-13 benefit of their head-to-head document. However, the Japanese have gained 4 of their final 5 encounters.
Yamaguchi superior to the semis with a 21-14, 21-14 victory over India’s Tanvi Sharma in 32 minutes. In males’s doubles, the Indian pair of Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun have been compelled to retire throughout the second sport towards opponents from Chinese Taipei.
Earlier, Sindhu defeated her Indian compatriot Isharani Baruah 22-20, 21-12 in 42 minutes. The two-time Olympic medallist was pushed laborious in a carefully contested opening sport, which she edged in a tie-break, earlier than taking full management of the second to seal her place within the final eight.
Meanwhile, 17-year-old Tanvi Sharma continued her spectacular marketing campaign with a commanding 21-13, 21-15 victory over senior compatriot Malvika Bansod in one other all-Indian conflict on Friday
The teenager produced a composed and assured show to safe her place within the quarter-finals, marking her second look within the final eight of a match this season and additional underlining her rising stature on the worldwide circuit.
The win propelled 17-year-old Tanvi Sharma into her second quarter-final of the 12 months. (ANI)