He does!!

Kidambi Srikanth takes home the first game 21-14 in 17 minutes. Popov was very much in it till a certain point, but a five-point run for the Indian post the break was too much for the Frenchman to handle.

Srikanth has looked very good so far, he is moving well and the number of errors is in check as well. Can he prevent this from going into a decider?