PV Sindhu wins, Saina Nehwal loses in Malaysia Open

Two stalwarts of Indian girls’s badminton, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, suffered contrasting fates on the Malaysia Open Super 750 event with the previous progressing to the second spherical and the latter bowing out after dropping her opener on Wednesday.

If Sindhu, a former world champion, dished out a effective efficiency to outwit Thailand’s world quantity 10 Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-13 21-17, London Olympics bronze medallist Saina went down combating in opposition to American Iris Wang, ranked thirty third on the earth, 11-21 17-21 in 37 minutes.

Sindhu, seeded seventh, arrange a conflict with Phittayaporn Chaiwan, a 21-year-old from Thailand, who held the primary rating in world junior rating and likewise was a part of the bronze medal-winning crew on the Uber Cup in Bangkok.

B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa, who will likely be main India’s cost on the Commonwealth Games, additionally couldn’t get previous world quantity 21 pairing of Robin Tabeling and Selena Piek of the Netherlands.The Indian duo misplaced 15-21 21-19 17-21 after a 52-minute battle.

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