PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy advance to round of 16; Treesa-Gayatri bows in opener

Sindhu, ranked 13th in the world, secured a 21-19, 21-15 victory over No. 9 Indonesian Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, whom she lost in the semifinals of the Malaysia Masters last month.

Jakarta: Ace Indian shuttlecock PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy advanced to the Round of 16 of the Indonesia Open, a BWF Super 1000 event, after registering victories in their respective opening round matches here on Tuesday.

Sindhu, ranked 13th in the world, secured a 21-19, 21-15 victory over No. 9 Indonesian Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, whom she lost in the semifinals of the Malaysia Masters last month.

The Indonesian shuttlecock had previously denied Sindhu the Madrid Spain Masters title with a victory in the final.

With a win, the Indian ace ended her two-game losing streak against the Indonesian and extended her head-to-head record to 8-2.

Sindhu will face known foe No. 3 Tai Tzu Ying from Chinese Taipei in the second round, who is also the defending Indonesia Open champion.

In the men’s singles, Prannoy recorded an easy 21-16, 21-14 victory over world No. 11 Kenta Nishimoto of Japan to set up a meeting with Hong Kong’s Angus Ng Ka Long, who defeated two-time world champion Kento Momota. of Japan in the opening round.

However, Indian women’s doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand had to leave early after losing 22-20, 12-21, 16-21 to Japanese duo Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi in their opening match.

This was the pair’s fourth straight first round loss in BWF World Tour tournaments this season.

The men’s doubles combination of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila also failed to make it past the first round as they lost 21-12, 6-21, 20-22 at the hands of Malaysia’s Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi.