17-year-old Tanvi Sharma shocks World XI by making last 16 at Australian Open; PV Sindhu is also off to a winning start

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Indian women shone in the Australian Open Super 500 badminton tournament on Wednesday where PV Sindhu led the way and teenager Tanvi Sharma registered a remarkable victory to advance to the second round.Sindhu, Tanvi Sharma, Malvika Bansod, Isharani Baruah and Tanya Hemanth advanced to the round of 16 in women’s singles. However, it was a disappointment for the Indian singles players as Kiran George, Tharun Mannepalli and qualifier Saneeth Dayanand exited in the opening round.Third seed Sindhu started her campaign comfortably, defeating Ines Lucia Castillo Salazar of Peru 21-13, 21-11 in 32 minutes.The two-time Olympic medalist controlled the match throughout and did not allow her opponent to build any momentum.Sindhu will next face fellow Indian Isharani Baruah, who defeated China’s Han Qian Xi 22-20, 10-21, 21-14 in a match that lasted one hour and three minutes.17-year-old Tanvi Sharma produced an excellent result for India. The world number 36 defeated fifth seed and world number 11 Chia Pin-Chian from Chinese Taipei 21:12, 22:20 in 45 minutes.Tanvi will now face Malvika Bansoda in the round of 16. Malvika recovered after losing the opening match to beat Thailand’s Tonrug Saeheng 15-21, 21-7, 21-13.Tanya Hemanth also advanced to the next round after defeating American Ishika Jaiswal 21-17, 21-18 in 39 minutes.He will next face Thailand’s second seed and world number eight Pornpawee Chochuwong.The Indian men bowedIn the men’s singles, Kiran George lost 19-21, 21-14, 15-21 to Malaysia’s Justin Hoh in a match that lasted one hour and two minutes.Qualifier Saneeth Dayanand was beaten by China’s Hu Zhe’an 8:21, 10:21 in 35 minutes.Tharun Mannepalli came close to upsetting second seed and world number 10 Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei before losing 21-18, 13-21, 23-25 ​​in a match lasting one hour and 20 minutes.After winning the first game, Tharun fought back in the decider to win match points, but Lin held on to seal the win.Dhruv-Manisha forwardIn the mixed doubles, Dhruv Rawat and Maneesha K advanced to the second round with a 21-13, 21-14 win over Australia’s Lim Jayden and Victoria Tjonadi in 27 minutes.However, Mohit Jaglan and Lakshita Jaglan lost to the second seeded Chinese pair of Guo Xin Wa and Chen Fang Hui 6-21, 5-21 in 20 minutes.