Double Olympic medallist <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/pv-sindhu-returns-from-injury-as-indian-shuttlers-look-to-shine-in-season-opening-malaysia-open-23264565" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">PV Sindhu</a> was knocked out of the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament after a first-round loss to Thailand&rsquo;s Supanida Katethong here on Tuesday.
World No.7 Sindhu, a former champion, went down 12-21, 20-22 to the World No.30 in the women&rsquo;s singles match. The Indian had lost to the same player in the semi-finals in the last edition.
<img title="Lakshya Sen" src="http://origin.mid-day.com/images/2023/jan/pv-eighteen-jan-b_e.jpg" alt="Lakshya Sen" width="1286" height="720" />Lakshya Sen
Defending champion <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/lakshya-sen-story-from-tears-to-cheers-23219590" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Lakshya Sen</a> looked in fine fettle as he registered a straight-game 21-14, 21-15 win over compatriot <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/hs-prannoy-pv-sindhu-to-lead-indian-team-in-badminton-asia-mixed-team-championships-23263909" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">HS Prannoy</a> to make a winning start to his title defence at the KD Jadhav Indoor hall in the IG Stadium.
Reigning champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also produced a clinical display to storm into the second round after beating Scotland&rsquo;s Christopher Grimley and Matthew Grimley 21-13, 21-15 in their men&rsquo;s doubles opener.
Also Read: <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/malaysia-open-shuttler-hs-prannoy-stuns-lakshya-sen-in-thrilling-opener-pv-sindhu-loses-23265041" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Malaysia Open: Shuttler HS Prannoy stuns Lakshya Sen in thrilling opener; PV Sindhu loses</a>
Commonwealth Games champion Sen will next take on Denmark&rsquo;s Rasmus Gemke, who knocked out two-time world champion Kento Momota of Japan 21-15, 21-11 earlier in the day.
Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also notched up a 22-20, 17-21, 21-18 win over France&rsquo;s world No. 29 Margot Lambert and Anne Tran in the opener.&nbsp;
Meanwhile, Saina Nehwal defeated Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark 21-17, 12-21, 21-19.
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World No.7 Sindhu, a former champion, went down 12-21, 20-22 to the World No.30 in the women’s singles match. The Indian had lost to the same player in the semi-finals in the last edition

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