Australian Open 2026 Day 3: Three Indian Shuttlers Enter Quarterfinals

It was a good day for Indian shuttlers as three of them entered into the quarterfinals of the Super 500 Australian Open tournament played at Sydney on 11^th June 2026.

PV Sindhu defeated Indian counterpart Ishrani Burah in two straight games. Sindhu began the first game on aggressive note putting Burah under immense with dominating 6-1 lead. Burah stormed back into the game with some lovely shots keeping the star Indian shuttler under pressure. At the mid-game break, Sindhu led with a slender 11-10 lead. After the interval, it was a closely fought affair as both players showed resilience before Sindhu held her nerves to win with 22-20 scoreline. 

Sindhu outplayed her opponent in the 2^nd game keeping Burah under pressure right from word go maintaining 11-3 lead at the break. After the mid-game interval, Sindhu looked in ominous touch keeping Burah struggling to win with 21-12 scoreline. She will face Chen S y of Chinese Taipei. 

Tanvi Sharma produced a dominating performance with straight game win over Indian counterpart Malvika Bansod. Bansod started the match off brightly before Tanvi showed great spark keeping the opponent under pressure. It was a dominating performance by Tanvi winning first game comfortably by 21-13.

The second game started with both players fighting for each point before Tanvi put on a dominating display keeping Bansod under pressure winning with 21-15 scoreline and move into the quarterfinals. She will face a stern challenge of top seeded Akane Yamaguchi of Japan. 

The men’s doubles pairing of MR Arjun and Amsakarunan defeated M Owen and Soedjsda of Australia in two straight games. Arjun & Amsakarunan started on bright note before Australian pairing showed some fight. At the mid-game break, Indian pairing took a slender 11-10 lead. After the interval, both players fought for each point before Arjun and Amsakarunan took points in succession to win with 21-17 scoreline. 

The Indian pairing outplayed their opponents right from word go in the 2^nd game putting on dominating display to win with 21-7 scoreline. It was a good effort with 2^nd successive quarterfinals appearance. They will face Chen C-k/Liu K-h of Chinese Taipei.

Tanya Hemanth put on spirited performance against 2^nd seeded Pornpawee Chocuwong of Thailand losing in two straight games. Tanya showed some fight in the initial stages of the first game before Chocuwong produced a dominating performance with 11-8 lead at the break. After the interval, it was one-way traffic as the Thai player won comfortably by 21-13. 

The second game saw Tanya Hemanth showing fighting spirit keeping Chocuwong with lovely shots giving some scare. At the mid-game break, Tanya had a decent 11-7 lead. After the interval, Chocuwong fought back strongly with attacking shots and making life tough for Tanya. It was an impressive performance by Thai player winning with 21-15 scoreline. 

The mixed doubles of Dhruv and Maneesha went down fighting to A Koga and N Saito of Japan in two straight games. Both pairs fought for each point in the first game before Koga and Saito held their nerves to win with 21-19 scoreline. 

Dhruv and Maneesha showed fight in the 2^nd game also keeping the Japanese pair under pressure. The lack of experience costed Indian pairing losing by 18-21. 

Results of Indian Shuttlers Round 2 (Super 500 Australian Open 2026) 

1. PV Sindhu defeated Ishrani Burah (Women’s Singles)- 22-20, 21-12 

2. Tanvi Sharma defeated Malvika Bansod (Women’s Singles)- 21-13, 21-15 

3. MR Arjun/Amsakarunan defeated M Owen/Soedjsda (Men’s Doubles)- 21-17, 21-7 

4. Tanya Hemanth lost to Pornpawee Chocuwong (Women’s Singles)- 13-21, 15-21 

5. Dhruv/Maneesha lost to A Koga/Saito (Mixed Doubles)- 19-21, 18-21.