Five records broken by Indian shuttler Srikanth Kidambi in 2017

Only Indian to reach four Superseries finals in a year

Courtesy of a 21-18, 21-17 win over the World No. 15 Wong Wing Ki Vincent in the Denmark Open semi-finals, Srikanth added yet another achievement to his illustrious resume. He became the first Indian, male or female, to have made it through to four Superseries finals in a year. He started his Superseries final stint with a loss in Singapore and then went on to triumph in his next two finals in Indonesia and Australia.

That is something even the Indian shuttle queen Saina Nehwal has not managed to do. She reached three Superseries finals in a year on two occasions. In 2010, she reached finals in Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong, winning them all. In 2012, she reigned supreme in Indonesia and Demark while losing in the French Open summit clash.

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Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.

Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.

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