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Orleans Masters: Tanvi Sharma flaunts her shot selection to saunter to 21-14, 21-14 win over World No 23 Natsuki Nidaira | Badminton News

Orleans Masters: Tanvi Sharma flaunts her shot selection to saunter to 21-14, 21-14 win over World No 23 Natsuki Nidaira | Badminton News

5 min readNew DelhiMar 20, 2026 11:33 PM IST A service return with deception, going to the backcourt with a last-minute rackethead change while shaping to tap it to the net. A couple of varieties of smashes from the baseline down the middle. A high defensive lift when she found herself in a tight corner. And then, finally, as her opponent tried to inject pace with a flat push, a sensational backhand crosscourt block, attacking the shuttle early, to turn defence into a winning shot. This 17-14 rally in the opening game against Japan’s Natsuki Nidaira was everything that is exciting about Tanvi Sharma’s potential in Indian badminton. From fluid movement on court, to a wide variety of shots and the game awareness to go along with it. The 17-year-old produced another impressive display in a 21-14, 21-14 quarterfinals win at the Orleans Masters Super 300 against a solid player who has been in the top 20 and is 10 years her senior. Nidaira, a player ranked 15 places above the Indian’s 38 at the …

Badminton: PV Sindhu sees a spark in 17-year-old Tanvi Sharma after training together in New Delhi | Badminton News

Badminton: PV Sindhu sees a spark in 17-year-old Tanvi Sharma after training together in New Delhi | Badminton News

It was a first-round defeat against world No.2 Wang Zhiyi, but teenager Tanvi Sharma turned heads at the India Open in New Delhi this week, for the sheer quality of her performance. She had the Chinese star rattled for the first two games, missing a game point in one and converting it in the next, before eventually going down in the decider. She certainly caught PV Sindhu’s attention too. The two-time Olympic medallist – who had also lost a few minutes before Tanvi did on Wednesday – has been training and mentoring Tanvi in the three days since, and it has reiterated something for the senior pro: the 17-year-old from Hoshiarpur has what it takes to step up and take the mantle over from her. “Definitely, she has the talent, if she keeps training really hard and gets guided the right way,” Sindhu told The Indian Express after their training session at the Constitution Club of India courts ended with a fun session of 3-vs-3, with four other sparring partners, overseen by coach Irwansyah. “The …