Fullerton (US), June 28 (IANS) Former world number one Kidambi Srikanth reached his first final of the year with a hard-fought win over Japan’s Yudai Okimoto in the men’s semifinals of the US Open Badminton tournament here on Sunday (IST). The 33-year-old got the better of fourth seed Okimoto 22-20, 15-21, 21-19 in an hour and 12 minutes.Srikanth kept his nerve in the opening game after Okimoto had fought back from an 11-17 deficit to earn a game point. The Indian saved the point and won the…
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Fullerton, June 27 (IANS) Thailand Masters champion Devika Sihag defeated third seed Riko Gunji of Japan, while Rounak Chouhan advanced to the US Open badminton semifinals, continuing his impressive streak.Devika maintained her composure during the crucial moments of both games, winning against Gunji 22-20, 21-19 in the women’s singles quarterfinals on Friday. Meanwhile, Chouhan beat Israel’s Misha Zilberman 23-21, 21-11 in only 38 minutes, securing his first men’s singles BWF World Tour S…