B. Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa also lose their doubles match
B. Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa also lose their doubles match
Two stalwarts of Indian women’s badminton, P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, suffered contrasting fates at the Malaysia Open Super 750 tournament with the former progressing to the second round and the latter bowing out after losing her opener in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.
If Sindhu, a former world champion, dished out a fine performance to outwit Thailand’s world number 10 Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-13 21-17, London Olympics bronze medallist Saina went down fighting against American Iris Wang, ranked 33rd in the world, 11-21 17-21 in 37 minutes.
Saina Nehwal competes against USA’s Iris Wang during their women’s singles first round match at Malaysia Open badminton tournament at Bukit Jalil indoor stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on June 29, 2022.
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Sindhu, seeded seventh, set up a clash with Phittayaporn Chaiwan, a 21-year-old from Thailand, who held the number one ranking in world junior ranking and also was part of the bronze medal-winning team at the Uber Cup in Bangkok.
B. Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa, who will be leading India’s charge at the Commonwealth Games, also couldn’t get past world number 21 pairing of Robin Tabeling and Selena Piek of the Netherlands.
The Indian duo lost 15-21 21-19 17-21 after a 52-minute battle.
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