Ace shuttler P.V Sindhu progressed to the quarterfinals of the India Open with a second-round win over Japan’s Manami Suizu today. Sindhu outclassed her opponent 21-15, 21-13 in a 46-minute encounter at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
The Indian shuttler maintained her dominance from the start of the match and went into the break with an 11-6 lead. She capitalised on the lead and finished the game 21-15. In the second game, she went all out and did not give the Japanese player any chance to fight back.
Sindhu will next take on Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia tomorrow. In men’s singles, Kiran George sailed to the quarterfinal after a strong show against Alex Lanier of France. The Indian shuttler defeated him by 22-20, 21-13 in 46 minutes. George will now face Weng Hongyang of China tomorrow.
In Men’s doubles, star shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty progressed to the quarterfinals after defeating the Japanese pair of Hiroki Okamura and Kenya Mitsuhashi by 20-22, 21-14 and 21-16. In women’s doubles, the duo of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa suffered a 9-21, 21-23 defeat against Japan’s Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto in the Round of 16. The duo became the fourth Indian doubles pairing to bow out on the day.