Indian shuttlers will enter Indonesia Masters with new energy
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jakarta (Best Hindu News): Putting behind the India Open debacle, India’s top shuttlers including Lakshya Sen will hit the court with renewed vigor at the Indonesia Masters Super 500 tournament, starting here on Tuesday.
India’s performance in the India Open was very disappointing. India’s star players PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen made an early exit from the tournament with mediocre performances, while Satwiksairaj Rankireddy’s hip injury ended the Indian challenge in the second round itself.
Apart from PV Sindhu, the pair of Satwiksairaj and Chirag is not playing this week, in such a situation, India’s eyes will be mainly on Lakshya Sen. The 21-year-old from Almora will take on Kodai Naroka, who created a sensation by reaching the final of the Malaysia Open.
Eighth seed HS Prannoy, who was disappointed with his first round loss to Sen at the India Open, will also be hoping for a good show. Prannoy will take on Japan’s Kanta Tsuneyama in his opening match where he is expected to be a tough challenger.
2021 World Championships silver medalist Kidambi Srikanth lost to Viktor Axelsen in a thrilling encounter at the India Open but will now look to find his momentum with a win against former world number one Shesar Hiren Rustavito of Indonesia .
In women’s singles, Saina Nehwal will take on Pai Yu Po of Chinese Taipei in the first round. The Indians will expect a good performance from him. The London Olympics bronze medalist made it to the second round of the India Open while
Malvika Bansod will open against former world champion Ratchanok Intanon.
In men’s doubles, Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala will take on Malaysia’s Tan Qian Meng and Tan Wei Kiong in their opening match. MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapil are not participating in this tournament due to injury to the former. In women’s doubles, N Sikki Reddy and Shruti Mishra, Harita Manjheel H and Ashna Roy, Ashwini Bhat K and Shikha Gautam Maidan will represent India.
Mixed doubles pair of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto will take on third seeds Thom Giquel and Delphine Delrue of France.
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