Sindhu, Srikanth, Praneeth advance to Rd Two in Bali

PV Sindhu

India's double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu showed great determination to outwit her opponent in the women's singles opening round, while B Sai Praneeth and Kidmabi Srikanth also advanced to the men's singles second round of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event here on Wednesday.

After a slow start, Sindhu, the reigning world champion, engineered a turnaround to register a hard-fought 17-21, 21-17, 21-17 win over a tenacious Aya Ohori of Japan in one hour 10 minutes.

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In the men's singles, World No. 16 B Sai Praneeth clinched a 21-19, 21-18 win over France's Toma Junior Popov. In a repeat of last week's Indonesia Masters quarter-final, Srikanth once again got the better of compatriot HS Prannoy. The former World No. 1 Srikanth, continued his good run of form as he eked out a 21-15, 19-21, 21-12 victory over Prannoy in 56 minutes.

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