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[ad_1] File image of PV Sindhu© AFPDouble Olympic medallist PV Sindhu cruised to the semifinals even as compatriot Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the Madrid Spain Masters on Friday. Sindhu got the better of world no. 19 Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark 21-14 21-17 to reach her first semifinal of the year. Srikanth, on the other hand, lost to top seed Japanese shuttler Kenta Nishimoto 18-21 15-21 in the men's singles quarterfinals.Sindhu, who is seeded second, has been struggling to find her feet since returning from a long injury lay off.The 27-year-old has slipped out of the top 10 in the world rankings and until now hadn't been able to cross the second round in the last few tournaments in 2023.After a sedate start to the match, the former world champion completely dominated the second half o...

[ad_1] File image of PV Sindhu© AFPStar Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth won their respective first round matches in the Madrid Masters Badminton on Wednesday. But the doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty withdrew from the tournament after an injury to the former. Double Olympic medallist and former world champion Sindhu made short work of Switzerland's Jenjira Stadelmann 21-10 21-4.World Championship silver medallist Srikanth defeated Sitthikom Thammassin of Thailand 21-11 25-27 23-21 in his round of 32 match.The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag were up against Japanese pair Ayato Endo and Yuta Takei, only three days after winning a historic Swiss Open title, in their round of 32 match.The Indian pair withdrew following what looked like...