Shuttler Sindhu crashes out of Australian Open

Sydney, June 23: Indian star P.V. Sindhu was knocked out of the Australian Open Super Series badminton tournament following a tough quarter-final battle with World No.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei here on Friday.

Sindhu won the first game before Tai staged a strong comeback to register a 10-21, 22-20, 21-16 verdict.

The top seeded Tai improved her head to head record against World No.4 Sindhu to 7-3.