Australian Open Super Series

Australian Open Super Series: Saina Nehwal, K Srikanth ease into quarter-finals

Rio-bound Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and K Srikanth registered straight-game wins to reach the quarter-finals of the women's and men's singles events respectively at the USD 750,000 Australian Open Super Series badminton tournament in Sydney on Thursday.

Australian Open: Saina Nehwal, K Srikanth advance to quarters with straight-game wins

Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth have reached the quarters of the women's and men's singles events respectively at the Australian Open Super Series.

Australian Open: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth cross first hurdle; PV Sindhu suffers shock exit

Nehwal entered the 2nd round of women's singles with an easy win but Sindhu suffered an upset defeat in the 1st round to crash out of the Australian Open.

Saina Nehwal seeded second in Australian Open Super Series

Saina had outclassed Spaniard Carolina Marin to clinch her first Super Series crown in 20 months, after coming out on top in the Denmark Open in October 2012.

Badminton World Rankings: Saina climbs up to 7th, Sindhu out of top 10

Following her Australian Open Super Series triumph, ace India shuttler Saina Nehwal today moved up a place to be in seventh position in the latest world rankings while P V Sindhu dropped out of the top 10 after a none-too-impressive outing in the same tournament.