CHANGZHOU: Olympic and international championship silver-medallist PV Sindhu on Tuesday progressed to the pre-quarterfinals however Saina Nehwal bowed out after a narrow loss at the USD 1,000,000 China Open World Tour Super 1000 event.
The third-seeded Sindhu, who had clinched the China Open title in 2016, defeated World No. 39 Saena Kawakami of Japan 21-15, 21-13 in the opening round at the Olympic Sports Center Xincheng Gymnasium.
However, two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina, who was once the primary Indian to win the China title in 2014, lost 22-20, Eight-21, 14-21 to Korea's Sung Ji Hyun in a 48-minute opener.
Men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy, the nationwide champions, defeated Chinese Taipei's Liao Min Chun and Su Ching Heng 13-21, 21-13, 21-12 in 39 minutes to enter the second round.
The women's singles match between Sindhu and Saena started out as a close contest earlier than the Indian broke off to grasp a 13-7 lead at one level.
She kept dominating the rallies and pocketed the hole game with out a lot trouble.
In the second game, Sindhu zoomed to a 6-Zero lead however Saena controlled to make it Eight-10 earlier than the Indian entered the period with a slender 11-Nine lead.
After the spoil, Sindhu jumped to 15-11 earlier than grabbing eight match points at 20-12 and sealed it conveniently.
The third-seeded Sindhu, who had clinched the China Open title in 2016, defeated World No. 39 Saena Kawakami of Japan 21-15, 21-13 in the opening round at the Olympic Sports Center Xincheng Gymnasium.
However, two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina, who was once the primary Indian to win the China title in 2014, lost 22-20, Eight-21, 14-21 to Korea's Sung Ji Hyun in a 48-minute opener.
Men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy, the nationwide champions, defeated Chinese Taipei's Liao Min Chun and Su Ching Heng 13-21, 21-13, 21-12 in 39 minutes to enter the second round.
The women's singles match between Sindhu and Saena started out as a close contest earlier than the Indian broke off to grasp a 13-7 lead at one level.
She kept dominating the rallies and pocketed the hole game with out a lot trouble.
In the second game, Sindhu zoomed to a 6-Zero lead however Saena controlled to make it Eight-10 earlier than the Indian entered the period with a slender 11-Nine lead.
After the spoil, Sindhu jumped to 15-11 earlier than grabbing eight match points at 20-12 and sealed it conveniently.
PV Sindhu enters pre-quarters of China Open
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September 18, 2018
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