Satwik-Chirag in Rd-of-16; Sen out with injury

Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy. Pic/AFP

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made a winning start at the Singapore Open on Wednesday as they dispatched Malaysia's Choong Hon Jian and Muhammad Haikal 21-16, 21-13 in the Round-of-32.

However, World No. 17 Lakshya Sen was forced to retire in the third set of his match against Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei due to lower back pain.

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