Sindhu sails to Malaysia Masters second round
The Hindu
Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu progressed to the women’s singles second round with a straight-game win over Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament on May 22.
Returning from a break, two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu progressed to the women's singles second round with a straight-game win over Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament on May 22.
World No. 15 Sindhu, who had skipped the Uber Cup and Thailand Open, notched up a 21-17 21-16 win over Gilmour, who is ranked 22nd, in the opening-round match that lasted 46 minutes.
The fifth-seeded Indian, who last won a title in 2022 Singapore Open, will next face Korea's Sim Yu Jin.
Ashmita Chaliha also progressed to the second round of women's singles with 21-17 21-16 win over qualifier Sih Yun Lin of Chinese Taipei.
Ashmita will next face third seed Beiwen Zhang of U.S.
But it was curtains for Unnati Hooda and Aakasrshi Kashyap as they bowed out in the opening round of women's singles.
While Hooda lost 13-21 18-21 against China's Gao Fang Jie, Kashyap was beaten 22-24 13-21 by second seeded Chinese Wang Zhi Yi.
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