Sindhu, Srikanth progress to quarters

Odense, Denmark: Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the quarter-finals of their categories at the $600,000 (Dh2.2 million) Denmark Open Super Series Premier here on Thursday.

Two-time World Championship bronze medallist Sindhu needed only 31 minutes to move past Russia’s Ksenia Polikarpova 21-17, 21-19 in their first ever women’s singles match.

Later, playing at the Odense Sports Park, Srikanth defeated Chinese Taipei’s Jen Hao-hsu 21-15, 21-12 in 45 minutes in their first men’s singles contest. Seventh seed Saina Nehwal and reigning Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap will play their matches later in the day.