Basel : Kidambi Srikanth entered the final of the the Swiss Grand Prix Gold badminton championship after he got the better of compatriot Ajay Jayaram in an all-India last-four clash on Saturday.
Top seed Srikanth had to fight his way back from one game down to emerge 17-21 21-15 21-18 victorious over Jayaram in a thrilling 50-minute semifinal match at the St Jakobshalle stadium.
World number four Srikanth will take on the winner of the other semifinal match between Xue Song and Viktor Axelsen in the final, scheduled to be held today.
The opening game went neck-and-neck till 6-6, after which Jayaram snatched six straight points to open up a 12-6 lead and from there on Srikanth played catching-up before losing it 17-21.
The game went on with some tough fight from both the end but yet Srikanth managed to dominate and won tha game sealing the final set on 21-18. —PTI
