Star bus PV Sindhu bowed out but HS Prannoy and youngster Priyanshu Rajawat produced back-to-back wins to set up a tantalizing all-India men's singles semi-final clash at the Australian Open Super 500 Badminton here on Friday.
Orleans Masters champion Rajawat makes his first Super 500 semi-final appearance after defeating compatriot Kidambi Srikanth 21-13 21-8 in the men's singles quarter-finals.
World No. 9 Prannoy won a slugfest with World No. 1 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia. He recovered from a reversal in the opening match to win 16-21 21-17 21-14 in a 73-minute battle.
Two-time Olympic medalist Sindhu, who dropped to world No. 17 after an early exit in the series, was looking to reach her fourth semifinal of the season but struggled to tame American world No. 12 Beiwen Zhang, who lost 12-21. , 17-21 in 39 minutes.