Malaysia Open: PV Sindhu returns to guide Indian contingent after Commonwealth Games

PV Sindhu will return to guide the Indian contingent on the Malaysia Open. The 2022 CWG objective medallist Sindhu will face former world champion Carolina Marin within the first spherical.

New Delhi ,UPDATED: Jan 9, 2023 23:18 IST

PV Sindhu will meet Carolina Marin within the first spherical. (PTI Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: The two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will return to guide the Indian contingent on the Malaysia Open for the primary time since her golden run on the Commonwealth Games 2022.

The 27-year-old Sindhu, who’s making a comeback from an ankle harm, will face a tricky problem as she is ready to face former world champion Carolina Marin of Spain.

The battle, which is scheduled on January 11, will likely be fairly attention-grabbing as Marin received the final three clashes in opposition to Sindhu. The Spanish star additionally leads the head-to-head document in opposition to the Indian 9-5.

Meanwhile, HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen will goal to start out the season on a constructive notice. With rating factors at stake, the Indian shuttlers will be part of the massive names together with the world primary Viktor Axelsen, Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia, Akane Yamugachi, and Tai Tzu ying within the USD 1,250,000 Super 1000 match.

The world quantity 10 Sen will conflict with compatriot and world quantity eight Prannoy within the opening spherical.

Former world primary Kidambi Srikanth will begin his marketing campaign in opposition to Japan’s unseeded Kenta Nishimoto. In the lads’s doubles, world quantity 5 and CWG gold medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will face South Korea’s Choi Sol-gyu and Kim Wan-ho within the first spherical.

In ladies’s singles, Saina Nehwal, Aakarshi Kashyap and Malvika Bansod are additionally within the fray. Nehwal will meet China’s unseeded Han Yue, Kashyap will play in opposition to Chinese Taipei’s Hsu Wen-chi and Malvika will face second seed An Se-young of Korea.

Commonwealth Games 2022 bronze medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will meet Hong Kong’s Yeung Nga Ting and Yeung Pui Lam within the first spherical, whereas Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam will play in opposition to Thailand’s Supissara Paewsampran and Putita Supajirakul.

India’s combined doubles pair Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto will meet Netherland’s Robin Tabeling and Selena Piek within the first spherical.

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Jan 9, 2023