Good Morning everyone! World No. 18 Sai Praneeth will be going up against World No. 14 Jonatan Christie in the semi finals of the New Zealand Open today!
Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the New Zealand Open. Today, World No. 18 B Sai Praneeth will take on Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the semifinal of men's singles.
Earlier, Sai Praneeth had sailed through the first round, beating Israel’s Misha Zilberman 21-11, 21-19. Then, he needed just 46 minutes to see off World No. 42 Daren Liew 21-18, 21-17 in the pre-quarters. In the quarters, he took even lesser time as he eased past Niluka Karunaratne of Sri Lanka 21-7, 21-9 in just 28 minutes!
The Indian fifth seed today takes on World No. 14 Christie and it will be a stiffer challenge. The Indonesian has proven to be a tricky customer in the past. It promises to be an exciting contest. Stay tuned.