Updated On: 14 June, 2024 07:58 AM IST | Sydney | PTI
However, it was curtains for Kiran George in the men’s singles event as he lost 20-22, 6-21 against seventh seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan

HS Prannoy
Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Sameer Verma progressed to the men’s singles quarter-finals of the Australian Open with contrasting victories over their respective opponents here on Thursday.
While fifth seed Prannoy, a former World No. 1, took just 46 minutes to get the better of Misha Zilberman of Israel 21-17, 21-15 in the round of 16, Verma had to toil hard for one hour two minutes to upset eighth seed Loh Kean Yew of Singapore 21-14, 14-21, 21-19.