Consistent PV Sindhu sets eyes on Hong Kong Open title

KOWLOON (Hong Kong): PV Sindhu will look to continue her constant run when she spearheads the Indian challenge on the Hong Kong World Tour Super 500 event beginning on Tuesday.

Sindhu finished 2d very best in the final version after her gallant combat resulted in agony towards World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying and the Indian should once once more convey her very best to the fore to salvage any hopes of creating the podium once more in a difficult box.

In a gruelling season, Sindhu managed to say silver medals on the Commonwealth Games, World Championship and Asian Games. She additionally reached the finals on the India Open and Thailand Open.

At the rear-end of the season, the Indian should go complete throttle if she has to succeed in the finals.

Sindhu starts her campaign towards Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol and is prone to face China's He Bingjiao in the quarterfinals, an opponent who has defeated her 3 times this year.

Saina Nehwal, who claimed a 2d Commonwealth Games gold and a bronze on the Asian Games this season, may have a difficult job handy when she faces the formidable Akane Yamaguchi, the second seeded Japanese.

Saina should produce the type of shape that she displayed on method to the Denmark Open final final month. Interestingly, the Indian had beaten the Japanese in the second spherical at Odense.

In the lads's singles, Kidambi Srikanth will face Hong Kong's Wong Wing Ki Vincent in the opener and might face compatriot HS Prannoy in the second spherical if he crosses the opening hurdle.

Prannoy opens his campaign towards Denmark's Anders Antonsen, an opponent he had defeated on the Japan Open final year of their simplest assembly.

Also in action might be Sameer Verma, who won the Swiss Open and Hyderabad Open this season. The 24-year-old will tackle Thailand's Suppanyu Avihingsanon in the first spherical.

B Sai Praneeth, who won the Singapore Open final year, can even face a Thai participant in Khosit Phetpradab in the opening spherical.


The men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, who reached the semifinals on the French Open, should combat it out towards former World No 1 and London Olympic silver medallist aggregate of Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen of Denmark.


Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy will tackle Thailand pair of Bodin Isara and Maneepong Jongjit in the opener.


In women's doubles, Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy will square off towards the second seeded Japanese pair of Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi in the opening spherical.


Ashwini can even pair up with Satwik to tackle Wang Chi-Lin and Lee Chia Hsin in combined doubles.
Consistent PV Sindhu sets eyes on Hong Kong Open title Consistent PV Sindhu sets eyes on Hong Kong Open title Reviewed by Kailash on November 12, 2018 Rating: 5
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