India, Sept. 3 -- Kidambi Srikanth produced one of the standout results at the China Masters 2026, defeating Canada's world No. 9 Victor Lai in straight games to book his place in the men's singles quarterfinals in Shenzhen. The experienced Indian, who has shown promising form this season after reaching the US Open Super 300 final, held his nerve to complete the upset against the recently crowned World Championships bronze medallist.

Elsewhere, it was a disappointing day for India's other contenders. Tanvi Sharma's campaign ended in the women's singles Round of 16 after a closely fought contest against Japan's world No. 9 Tomoka Miyazaki, while the mixed doubles pairing of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto also bowed out after losing to Ch...