{"id":19574,"date":"2026-06-10T23:18:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/17-year-old-tanvi-sharma-shocks-world-no-11-to-reach-australian-open-last-16-pv-sindhu-also-makes-winning-start-badminton-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T23:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:48:21","slug":"17-year-old-tanvi-sharma-shocks-world-no-11-to-reach-australian-open-last-16-pv-sindhu-also-makes-winning-start-badminton-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/17-year-old-tanvi-sharma-shocks-world-no-11-to-reach-australian-open-last-16-pv-sindhu-also-makes-winning-start-badminton-news\/","title":{"rendered":"17-year-old Tanvi Sharma shocks world No. 11 to reach Australian Open last 16; PV Sindhu also makes winning start | Badminton News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131640768,imgsize-38990,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/ijm-90.jpg\" alt=\"17-year-old Tanvi Sharma shocks world No. 11 to reach Australian Open last 16; PV Sindhu also makes winning start\" title=\"PV Sindhu\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>India&#8217;s women shone at the Australian Open Super 500 badminton tournament on Wednesday, with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pv-sindhu\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">PV Sindhu<\/a> leading the charge and teenager Tanvi Sharma registering a notable win to reach the second round.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Sindhu, Tanvi Sharma, Malvika Bansod, Isharani Baruah and Tanya Hemanth all advanced to the women&#8217;s singles round of 16. However, it was a disappointing day for the Indian men&#8217;s singles players as Kiran George, Tharun Mannepalli and qualifier Saneeth Dayanand exited in the opening round.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Third seed Sindhu made a comfortable start to her campaign, beating Peru&#8217;s Ines Lucia Castillo Salazar 21-13, 21-11 in 32 minutes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The two-time Olympic medallist controlled the match throughout and did not allow her opponent to build any momentum.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Sindhu will next face fellow Indian Isharani Baruah, who defeated China&#8217;s Han Qian Xi 22-20, 10-21, 21-14 in a match lasting one hour and three minutes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The standout result for India came from 17-year-old Tanvi Sharma. The world No. 36 defeated fifth seed and world No. 11 Chiu Pin-Chian of Chinese Taipei 21-12, 22-20 in 45 minutes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Tanvi will now face Malvika Bansod in the round of 16. Malvika recovered after losing the opening game to beat Thailand&#8217;s Tonrug Saeheng 15-21, 21-7, 21-13.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Tanya Hemanth also moved into the next round after defeating USA&#8217;s Ishika Jaiswal 21-17, 21-18 in 39 minutes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>She will next face Thailand&#8217;s second seed and world No. 8 Pornpawee Chochuwong.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Indian men bow out<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>In men&#8217;s singles, Kiran George lost 19-21, 21-14, 15-21 to Malaysia&#8217;s Justin Hoh in a contest that lasted one hour and two minutes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Qualifier Saneeth Dayanand was beaten by China&#8217;s Hu Zhe&#8217;an 8-21, 10-21 in 35 minutes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Tharun Mannepalli came close to upsetting second seed and world No. 10 Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei before losing 21-18, 13-21, 23-25 in a match lasting one hour and 20 minutes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>After winning the first game, Tharun fought back in the decider and earned match points, but Lin held on to seal victory.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Dhruv-Manisha move ahead<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>In mixed doubles, Dhruv Rawat and Maneesha K progressed to the second round with a 21-13, 21-14 win over Australia&#8217;s Lim Jayden and Victoria Tjonadi in 27 minutes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>Mohit Jaglan and Lakshita Jaglan, however, lost to second-seeded Chinese pair Guo Xin Wa and Chen Fang Hui 6-21, 5-21 in 20 minutes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/badminton\/17-year-old-tanvi-sharma-shocks-world-no-11-to-reach-australian-open-last-16-pv-sindhu-also-makes-winning-start\/articleshow\/131640659.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s women shone at the Australian Open Super 500 badminton tournament on Wednesday, with PV Sindhu leading the charge and teenager Tanvi Sharma registering a notable win to reach the second round.Sindhu, Tanvi Sharma, Malvika Bansod, Isharani Baruah and Tanya Hemanth all advanced to the women&#8217;s singles round of 16. 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