Unheralded Indian Mithun Manjunath stunned fourth seed and world number seven Kean Yew Loh of Singapore in the opening round while <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/photo/pv-sindhu-kidambi-srikanth-hope-for-a-turnaround-at-australia-open-badminton-tournament-96647" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">PV Sindhu</a> and Kidambi Srikanth secured straight-game wins at the Australia Open badminton tournament here on Wednesday.
Manjunath, ranked 50th in the world, beat Loh 21-19 21-19 in the men&rsquo;s singles first round match that lasted 41 minutes.
Meanwhile, Lakshya Sen conceded his men&rsquo;s singles match against compatriot Kiran George due to an injury.&nbsp;
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Fifth seed Sindhu defeated compatriot Ashmita Chaliha 21-18 21-13 in 36 minutes in her opening women&rsquo;s singles match.
In other men&rsquo;s singles opening round matches, Srikanth, World No. 19, defeated Japan&rsquo;s Kenta Nishimoto 21-18 21-7, while sixth seed HS Prannoy had to dig deep to beat Cheuk Yiu Lee of Hong Kong 21-18 16-21 21-15.&nbsp;
Rising shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat beat Australia&rsquo;s Nathan Tang 21-12 21-16.
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Manjunath, ranked 50th in the world, beat Loh 21-19 21-19 in the men’s singles first round match that lasted 41 minutes

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