Kidambi Srikanth of India hits a return on the way to defeating Chen Long of China in the Australian Open men's singles badminton final in Sydney on June 25, 2017
Sydney (AFP) - India's Kidambi Srikanth claimed a first victory over Olympic and two-time world champion Chen Long to win the Australian Open Superseries final in Sydney on Sunday.
The 11th-ranked Srikanth outgunned the sixth-ranked Chinese star 22-20, 21-16 in 46 minutes for his second successive Superseries title after winning the Indonesia Open earlier this month.
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