lost his men's single badminton quarters to Lin Dan of China. Despite losing the first set 21-6, the 23-year-old Indian shuttler made a strong comeback in the second set to win it 21-11.
The final set saw a well-fought battle from both the sides as Lin Dan took a 6-3 lead in the initial stage, but Srikanth levelled the score at 7-7 and further took the lead in his favour, making it 12-9. The Guntur boy then took the score to 17-19, however, his Chinese opponent also showed some terrific skills to bounce back in the game, making it 21-18.With this loss, India's hope in badminton now solely relies on PV Sindhu, who has already entered the semis of badminton women's singles.(UNI)
