Viktor Axelsen wins men’s singles title at 2019 Yonex-Sunrise India Open badminton tournament

Former world champion, Viktor Axelsen of Denmark has won the men’s singles title at the 2019 Yonex-Sunrise India Open badminton tournament on March 31. In the final, he defeated Kidambi Srikanth by 7-21, 20-22 in New Delhi. This was Srikanth’s fourth defeat to Axelsen in five encounters since March 2017. And also, it was Srikanth’s first final in a BWF world tour event in 17 months. He had last won a title at the 2017 French Open.