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Priyanshu Rajawat sets up quarters clash with Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu in next round too

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BySportsCafe Desk, SportsCafe Editor

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In yet another remarkable display by the Indian singles shuttlers, a host of them moved into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open 500 on Thursday. To begin the day, fast-rising Priyanshu Rajawat beat Wang TW of Chinese Taipei 21-8, 13-21, 21-19 in a battle that lasted close to an hour.

Kidambi Srikanth, the former WR-1, beat Chinese Taipei's Su LY in straight games 21-10, 21-17. Now he will face compatriot Rajawat in the last eight on Friday. The men's singles' success did not end there as WR-9 HS Prannoy too made it to the quarters as he beat Chi YJ of Chinese Taipei 19-21, 21-19, 21-13. 

Unfortunately, youngster Mithun Manjunath lost his match. Manjunath, who had beaten Loh Kean Yew in the first round, lost to Lee Zii Jia in three games 13-21, 21-12, 19-21. Kiran George too lost his match against WR-2 Antony Ginting of Indonesia in straight games 21-15, 21-18. 

In the women's singles though, PV Sindhu moved into the quarters as well, as she beat compatriot Aakarshi Kashyap 21-14, 21-10. She will be up against Beiwen Zhang of the USA in the next round. Later in the day, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will play their second-round match.

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read previousThe way Prannoy has fought through pain is truly remarkable, says Gopichand
In the last two years, when the Indian singles shuttlers have failed to live up to the expectations, surprisingly, one name has kept the flag flying high -- HS Prannoy. The WR-6 shuttler has won medals at almost all the major competitions and has an outside chance of winning medal at the Olympics.
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Indian singles shuttlers had a great start to their Australian Open 500 campaign, as a host of them managed to reach the pre-quarters, with some of them causing major upsets along the way. On the other hand, struggling for form, Kidambi Srikanth, and PV Sindhu progressed as well.

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