Denmark Open 2021: Srikanth Kidambi defeats Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth to advance into 2nd round

Srikanth Kidambi got the better of compatriot B Sai Praneeth in straight sets in the men's singles 1st round of Denmark Open here at the Odense Sports Park on Tuesday.

Playing at court-2, Kidambi inflicted a 21-14, 21-11 defeat on Praneeth in just 30 minutes. With this win, Kidambi has now moved into round-of-16 in the World Tour Super 1000 event in Denmark.

Srikanth completely outclassed and dominated Praneeth in both games.

. @srikidambi gets off to a good start as he clinches 21-14, 21-11 win over @saiprneeth92 in MS match and advances to R16 of #DenmarkOpen2021 #IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/nYG1ILq8t7

— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) October 19, 2021

This was also 3rd consecutive win for Srikanth against Sai Praneeth. Both players were last seen in action in the Thomas Cup quarterfinals where Denmark defeated the Indian team.

Later in men's singles, Sameer Verma will clash with Kunlavut V of Thailand while in women's singles PV Sindhu will square off with Neslihan Yigit.