NEW DELHI: Forced to take the court docket despite creating foot corns, HS Prannoy lost in the opening round at the same time as compatriots Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu entered the second round of the $350,000 India Open Super 500 tournament, on Wednesday.
Prannoy looked uncomfortable as he took the court docket in opposition to compatriot Shreyansh Jaiswal and passed over the fit to his more youthful colleague Four-21, 6-21.
In women's singles, Indonesia Masters finalist Saina needed to work hard in the opening recreation to get across Denmark's Sofie Holmboe Dahl 21-15, 21-9, while protecting champion Sindhu dumped any other Danish lady Natalia Koch Rohde 21-10, 21-13.
Saina will face Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt, while Sindhu will take on both India's Vaidehi Choudhari or Bulgaria's Linda Zetchiri subsequent.
The new stuffed BWF schedule makes it mandatory for most sensible 15 singles players to play in 12 tournaments out of the Super 1000, Super 750 and Super 500 occasions and Prannoy stated it left him without a possibility but to take part as he had already overlooked the first two Super 500 tournaments at Malaysia and Indonesia.
"I had to participate in the India Open because of the new BWF rule of mandatory 12 tournaments. I couldn't even concede the match because I have a compatriot as opponent and according to BWF rules, if you concede against the same country opponent, you won't get ranking points, so I had to play though I am in no position to play," Srikanth stated.
Asked what was once the damage, Prannoy stated: I had advanced corns in my foot in 2-Three places and I went for a treatment however the physician didn't do it correctly. I will go for any other process on Thursday. I couldn't teach and picked up the racquet first time in 15 days."
Among other Indians, B Sai Praneeth needed to dig deep to look off 2010 Commonwealth Games silver medallist Rajiv Ouseph 21-11, 17-21, 21-17, while Aakarshi Kashyap and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde too crossed the first hurdle in women's singles.
Prannoy looked uncomfortable as he took the court docket in opposition to compatriot Shreyansh Jaiswal and passed over the fit to his more youthful colleague Four-21, 6-21.
In women's singles, Indonesia Masters finalist Saina needed to work hard in the opening recreation to get across Denmark's Sofie Holmboe Dahl 21-15, 21-9, while protecting champion Sindhu dumped any other Danish lady Natalia Koch Rohde 21-10, 21-13.
Saina will face Denmark's Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt, while Sindhu will take on both India's Vaidehi Choudhari or Bulgaria's Linda Zetchiri subsequent.
The new stuffed BWF schedule makes it mandatory for most sensible 15 singles players to play in 12 tournaments out of the Super 1000, Super 750 and Super 500 occasions and Prannoy stated it left him without a possibility but to take part as he had already overlooked the first two Super 500 tournaments at Malaysia and Indonesia.
"I had to participate in the India Open because of the new BWF rule of mandatory 12 tournaments. I couldn't even concede the match because I have a compatriot as opponent and according to BWF rules, if you concede against the same country opponent, you won't get ranking points, so I had to play though I am in no position to play," Srikanth stated.
Asked what was once the damage, Prannoy stated: I had advanced corns in my foot in 2-Three places and I went for a treatment however the physician didn't do it correctly. I will go for any other process on Thursday. I couldn't teach and picked up the racquet first time in 15 days."
Among other Indians, B Sai Praneeth needed to dig deep to look off 2010 Commonwealth Games silver medallist Rajiv Ouseph 21-11, 17-21, 21-17, while Aakarshi Kashyap and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde too crossed the first hurdle in women's singles.
Prannoy forced to play with foot corns; Saina, Sindhu win
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