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3 in a row: Kidambi Srikanth reaches final of Australia Super Series

India's Kidambi Srikanth made it to his third straight finals as he entered the title round of Australian Open Super Series.

By PTI

Sydney, June 24: 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 today.

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 Indonesia.

A file picture of Kidambi Srikanth

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 China's Chen Long in the final. Reigning Olympic champion Long beat South Korea's Lee Hyun Il 26-24, 15-21, 21-17 in the 2nd semi-final. Long holds 5-0 advantage over Srikanth.

PTI

Story first published: Tuesday, August 8, 2017, 10:12 [IST]
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