Top 5 matches on Day 3 of Australian Open Super Series

Its Day 3 tomorrow at Australian Open Super Series & quarter finals will be in motion. Day 2 didn’t bring much joy for Indian fans with World no. 4 K.Srikanth & Commonwealth Gold medalist pair of Jwala Gutta & Ashwini Ponappa losing out in the 2nd round. World no-1 Saina Nehwal also faced a tough challenge from Sun Yu of China with the Chinese taking 2nd set before losing the match in the final set. Here are 5 matches which fans should not miss out on Day 3.

1. Saina Nehwal v/s Wang Shixian- Saina Nehwal managed to avoid Sun in her match, but she has another Chinese to deal with in the form of World no. 5 Wang Shixian. Saina is defending her title here & it’s not going to be easy, with both players having met 6 times in the past, each winning 3 a piece. They last met in BWF Super Series Finals where the Indian won in straight sets.

1. Victor Axelson v/s B. Ponsana- It’s the battle of two giant killers, both of them having reached quarters after defeating much higher ranked players. On day 1 Victor Axelson pulled one of the biggest upsets of the tournament by defeating World no. 2 Lin Dan of China while B. Ponsana defeated World no. 5 Wan Hu of Korea. The duo has never met in past.

1. Rajiv Ouseph v/s Tian Houwei- World no-29 Rajiv Ouseph shocked all when he defeated World no-13 Chou Tien Chen of Taipei in a 3 set battle in Men’s singles on day 2. Tian Houwei also defeated World no. 4 K. Srikanth of India in a 3 set match. Both the players defeated much higher ranked players in their matches, so get ready for a mouth watering clash tomorrow.