Ayush Shetty stunned fourth seed Kodai Naraoka and Lakshya Sen beat Chi Yu Jen to set up an all-Indian quarterfinal at the Australian Open Super 500. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also advanced, while HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth exited early

Sydney: Ayush Shetty and Lakshya Sen marched into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open Super 500 on Thursday, setting up a tantalising all-Indian clash in Sydney, even as senior campaigners HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth bowed out early.

Ayush, who has been steadily rising through the ranks after clinching the US Open Super 300 title earlier this year, produced one of the biggest wins of his young career. The 20-year-old stunned fourth seed and world No. 9 Kodai Naraoka 21-17, 21-16 in a gruelling 68-minute contest, marking his

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