PV Sindhu Cruises, Tanvi Sharma Upsets Fifth Seed At Australian Open

Last Updated:June 10, 2026, 17:22 IST

PV Sindhu and Tanvi Sharma shine as Indian women enter Australian Open Super 500 last 16, while Indian men falter in a mixed day for badminton fans.

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu led a strong show by Indian women with an easy win against Peru’s Ines Salazar, while teenager Tanvi Sharma pulled off an upset victory over fifth seed Chiu Pin-Chian at the Australian Open Super 500 badminton tournament in Sydney on Wednesday.

Third seed Sindhu, Tanvi, Malvika Bansod, Isharani Baruah and Tanya Hemanth all progressed to the round of 16, but it was a disappointing day for the Indian men, with Kiran George, Tharun Mannepalli and qualifier Saneeth Dayanand bowing out in the opening round.

Sindhu barely broke a sweat in her opener, outclassing Salazar 21-13, 21-11 in just 32 minutes.

The former world champion was in complete control throughout the contest, dominating the rallies and never permitting her opponent to settle into a rhythm.

Sindhu will next face compatriot Isharani, who fought hard to overcome China’s Han Qian Xi 22-20, 10-21, 21-14 in a one-hour three-minute battle.

The biggest result of the day came from 17-year-old Tanvi, who upset Pin-Chian of Chinese Taipei 21-12, 22-20 in 45 minutes.

World No. 36 Tanvi will now take on fellow Indian Malvika in the round of 16 after the latter recovered from a game down to defeat Thailand’s Tonrug Saeheng 15-21, 21-7, 21-13.

Tanya joined the winning brigade as well, beating Ishika Jaiswal of the USA 21-17, 21-18 in 39 minutes.

She will face world No. 8 and second seed Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand in the next round.

Indian men disappoint

In the men’s singles, George suffered a hard-fought 19-21, 21-14, 15-21 loss to Malaysia’s Justin Hoh in a match that lasted one hour and two minutes.

Qualifier Dayanand found the going tough against China’s Hu Zhe’an, losing 8-21, 10-21 in just 35 minutes.

Tharun came closest to causing an upset, pushing second seed and world No. 10 Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei to the limit before going down 21-18, 13-21, 23-25 in a gripping one-hour 20-minute contest.

After taking the opening game, Tharun fought back from behind in the decider and reached match points, but Lin held his nerve in the closing stages to escape with the win.

Dhruv-Manisha advance

In mixed doubles, Dhruv Rawat and Maneesha K advanced to the second round with a comfortable 21-13, 21-14 win against Australia’s Lim Jayden and Victoria Tjonadi in 27 minutes.

But Mohit and Lakshita Jaglan were no match for the second-seeded Chinese pair Guo Xin Wa and Chen Fang Hui, losing in straight games 6-21, 5-21 in 20 minutes.

(With PTI Inputs)

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