Top Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth’s poor run continued as he went down in straight video games to Olympic and world champion Viktor Axelsen in his opening males’s singles match on the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super 750 event on Wednesday.

Srikanth squandered a 14-5 lead within the second sport after shedding the opening to go down 14-21 19-21 to the world #1, leaving the cheering followers on the IG stadium disillusioned.

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With the gang rooting for him, Srikanth, a former world no.1, began dominating the rallies, extracting errors from Axelsen. The Indian tried to lunge his opponent ahead, utilizing his strokes to maneuver the tall Dane.

However, Axelsen was caught up at 8-Eight after which with a roundhead smash took a three-point lead on the break.

At 13-9, Axelsen dedicated a uncommon service error earlier than one other shot went to the web.

Srikanth tried to arrange the rallies however usually erred in his ending.

The Dane ultimately sealed the opening sport after the Indian smashed out twice.

Srikanth made an attacking begin after the change of ends, utilizing his smashes to good use, to guide 5-1. Two tight smashes on both aspect helped the Indian to keep up his result in 8-Three earlier than he entered the break with a wholesome seven-point benefit when Axelsen went to the web.

Srikanth didn’t let the depth slip after resumption to guide 14-6.

However, Axelsen received again his bearing on the nick of time with the Indian instantly committing a collection of unforced errors to permit his rival to deliver the equation all the way down to 13-15.

He fluffed the traces, went to the nets repeatedly as quickly because it was 17-16. Another internet error helped Axelsen to attract parity at 18-18. Luck additionally appeared to have left him as his return bounced off the tape and landed out.

Axelsen quickly grabbed two match factors after which produced a exact return on the entrance court docket to lift his palms in celebration.

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