Srikanth through to Japan Open quarterfinals
Indian badminton player Kidambi Srikanth reached Japan Open's quarterfinals after compatriot Ajay Jayaram withdrew due to injury in Tokyo on Thursday. Jayaram retired with an ankle injury at the end of the opening game, which went 21-16 in Srikanth's favour. The eighth-seeded Indian will next face Germany’s Marc Zwiebler in the quarterfinal, against whom he holds a 2-1 win record.