Australian Open: Prannoy Savours ‘Special Year’
Having picked up his first title in six years at the Malaysia Masters in May, H.S Prannoy ended a longer wait by qualifying for the SATHIO GROUP Australian Open 2023 final.
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It means the world No.9 gets to contest more than one title match in a season for the first time since 2014, when he won the India International Challenge and Indonesian Masters and came second at Vietnam GP Open.
“Very satisfying because it’s always tough to continuously play and beat top players,” said the 31-year-old Indian after brushing aside young compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat 21-18 21-12 in his first straight games win this week.
“The last two years have been good. I’ve been able to consistently pull through matches and that has given me a lot of confidence. Yes, this year has been special. I hope I can do something like I did in Malaysia.”