German Open 2025 openers see Axelsen advance; Srikanth wins
The German Open 2025 openers see Viktor Axelsen pull off a shaky win on Wednesday, while Kidambi Srikanth advanced.
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GERMAN OPEN 2025 OPENERS SEE AXELSEN PUT AWAY RIKU
The German Open 2025 openers see Axelsen put away Riku in a tight three-setter.
Furthermore, the Danish former world No.1’s 20-22, 21-16, 21-9 victory came after he blew a chance to take the opening set.
Moreover, Axelsen fended off an early exit by pulling off from 15-12 edge to take the second set.
It was in the decider where the Danish No.7 separated himself from Riku to get through the next round.
SRIKANTH YIELD TO PRIYANSHU IN EARLY ALL-INDIAN MATCHUP
Srikanth yielded a 14-21 12-21 loss to Priyanshu Rajawat in an early all-Indian matchup.
Moreover, the former world No.1 could not his game going against is compatriot throughout their 35-minute match.
Furthermore, The No.45-ranked Srikanth lost for the second time to Priyanshu in as many matches.
Meanwhile, Tharun Mannepalli succeeded where Srikanth failed, as he pulled off a 10-21, 21-19, 21-19 victory over Denmark’s Magnus Johannessen.
Mannepalli overcame an opening set loss to outsteady Johannesen in the one hour and eight-minute match.
HOH, JUNE WEI WIN, GIVES MALAYSIA CAMPAIGN A PROMISING START
Hoh and June Wei won their opening-day matches to give Malaysia’s campaign in the men’s singles a promising start.
Furthermore, Hoh needed three sets to outlast Japanese world No.43 Takuma Obayashi, 21-19, 19-21., 21-19.
Moreover, Malaysia’s world No.51 shuttler fell short of sweeping the match after losing the middle set.
However, Hoh came back in the decisive set in a match that needed 73 minutes.
It was the 19-year-old’s second-straight victory after toppling Obayashi at the Osaka International Challenge in 2023.
Hoh will next face Singapore’s world No.26 Jason Teh, who is coming off his Thailand Masters title quest recently.
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