French Open: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen sail into third round, Sameer Verma bows out
PV Sindhu bows out of India Open 2022 after losing semi-final clash
India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu defeated Danish badminton player Line Christophersen in straight sets to move into the third round of the women`s singles event at ongoing the French Open 2021 on Thursday.
Sindhu started the match on a high as she won the first game 21-19 after a hard-fought battle. The Indian shuttler then thrashed Christophersen 21-9 in the second game to seal the match.
Lakshya Sen also entered into the third round of the ongoing tournament after defeating Singapore`s Loh Kean Yew 21-17, 21-13 on Thursday.
However, shuttler Sameer Verma got retired hurt and bowed out of the tournament despite winning the first game with a scoreline of 21-16, 12-21.
The Indian mix doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lost in the round of 16 match.
Playing at Court 4, the Indian pair lost against Indonesia`s Praveen Jordan and Melati Daeva Oktavianti 21-15, 17-21, 19-21.
The pair of Ponnappa and Satwik dominated the game in the first round but the Indonesian duo came back stronger in the second and the third round.