India, June 11 -- Teenage wonder, Tanvi Sharma, and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu defeated fellow Indian shuttlers with different approaches on Thursday to advance to the Australian Badminton Open 2026 women's singles quarterfinals in Sydney. Meanwhile, MR Arjun and Hariharan Amsakarunan have kept hopes alive in the Men's Doubles division.

PV Sindhu strides into Quarterfinals

World No. 10 PV Sindhu defeated compatriot Isharani Baruah 22-20, 21-12 in 42 minutes. The third seed was pushed hard in a closely contested opening game, which she edged in a tie-break, before taking complete control of the second to seal her place in the last eight. Sindhu will next face Chinese Taipei's Chen Su-yu as she bids to reach her second semi-fina...