Three in a row: Shuttler Srikanth storms into Australian Open final

Sydney : Ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth’s dream season just got better as the India made it to his third successive Super Series final beating Yuqi Shi 21-10 21-14 at the Australian Open here on Saturday.Srikanth won the match in merely 27 minutes. Srikanth has previously reached the final of the Singapore Open and Indonesia Open. He was runner-up at Singapore, while he won at the Indonesia Series.His previous best was a semi-final appearance in 2016.
Srikanth got better of qualifier Kan Chao Yu followed by World No. 1 Son Wan Ho and Praneeth respectively. He will face the winner of the match between China’s Chen Long and Korea’s Lee Hyun Il in the final.