Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and teenager Tanvi Sharma sailed into the quarterfinals of the women’s singles event at the Australian Badminton Open tournament here on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
World No. 10 Sindhu got the better of her younger compatriot and world No. 39 Isharani Baruah 22-20, 21-12 in 42 minutes. She will face Chinese Taipei’s Chen Su-yu in the quarter-finals for a place in her second semi-final of the year after the Malaysia Open.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The third-seeded Indian survived a challenge from Isharani in a tie-break opening game before dominating the second to book her spot in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Elsewhere, Tanvi Sharma registered a convincing 21-13, 21-15 win over senior compatriot Malvika Bansod in another all-Indian contest.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The win propelled the 17-year-old Tanvi into her second quarterfinal of the year. She will face three-time world champion and top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in a daunting quarter-final match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In another action, Tanya Hemanth’s campaign came to an end after a 12-21, 15-21 loss to the second seed and world No. 8 Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the men's doubles, MR Arjun and Hariharan Amsakarunan stayed alive with a comfortable 21-17, 21-7 win against Michael Owen and Dylan Soedjasa of New Zealand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Arjun and Hariharan are the only Indians remaining in the men's doubles discipline after Achutaditya Rao Doddavarapu and Arjun Reddy Pochana suffered an exit after losing 21-15, 21-15 to the local pair of Kanki Igawa and Ooi Ye Hern in the opening round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the men's doubles, MR Arjun and Hariharan Amsakarunan stayed alive with a comfortable 21-17, 21-7 win against Michael Owen and Dylan Soedjasa of New Zealand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India's mixed doubles challenge at the Australian Badminton Open ended after Dhruv Rawat and Manisha Keer lost 21-19, 21-18 to Japan's Akira Koga and Natsu Saito.<\/p>\r\n\r\n