Sindhu sails into Japan Open second round; Dhruv-Tanisha too progress

TOKYO: (Jul 14) Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu registered a straight-game win over Malaysia’s Wong Ling Ching to progress to the women’s singles second round at the Japan Open Super 750 badminton tournament here on Tuesday.

World No. 10 Sindhu, a 2019 world champion, produced a compact performance to notch up a 21-14 21-11 win over Wong, ranked world No 37, in the opening round.

India’s Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto too advanced to the second round after defeating Scotland’s Alexander Dunn and Julie Macpherson 21-16, 21-14 in their mixed doubles opener.

Source: PTI News

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