Sindhu wins; Sen vs Momota in Rd 2

Bali, November 16

PV Sindhu eased into the second round with a straight-game win after fellow Indian Lakshya Sen showed his mettle with a stunning victory over world No. 10 Japanese Kanta Tsuneyama on the opening day of Indonesia Masters Super 750 here today.

Two-time Olympics medallist Sindhu, seeded third, recorded a 21-15 21-19 win over Thailand’s Supanida Katethong in a 43-minute women’s singles match to set up a second round clash with Spain’s Clara Azurmendi.

However, the highlight of the day was Lakshya’s win over Kanta in the men’s singles. The 20-year-old won 21-17 18-21 21-17. He will now face top seed Kento Momota of Japan in the next round. In the men’s doubles, sixth-seeded pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost 17-21 15-21 to Malaysia’s Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi to bow out. In the women’s doubles, Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy beat Denmark’s Alexandra Boje and Mette Poulsen 9-21 21-11 21-18.

Para shuttlers witness twin blasts

new delhi: Indian para shuttlers competing at the Uganda para badminton international suffered a jolt when there were multiple explosions near the team hotel at the capital city of Kampala today. The blasts led to the death of at least three civilians and caused chaos in Kampala as terrified residents fled the city’s centre. — PTI