BWF China Open 2019: PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth and Parupalli Kashyap enter second round; Saina Nehwal crashes out
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BWF China Open 2019: PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth and Parupalli Kashyap enter second round; Saina Nehwal crashes out

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Sindhu produced another strong performance to get the better of the currently 20th-ranked Chinese, who entered the match with a 3-3 record against the Indian. Changzhou : Reigning world champion and title favourite P V Sindhu sailed into the pre-quarterfinals with a convincing straight-game win over former Olympic gold-medallist Li Xuerui at the China Open Super 1000 tournament on Wednesday. Replicating her world championship form, the Olympic silver-medallist produced another strong performance to get the better of the currently 20th-ranked Chinese, who entered the match with a 3-3 record against the Indian. In men’s singles, world championships bronze medallist Praneeth had to battle for an hour and 12 minutes to get past Thailand’s Suppanyu Avihingsanon 21-19 21-23 21-14, while former top 10 player Kashyap beat France’s Brice Leverdez 21-12 21-15 in 38 minutes. In women’s doubles, Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy too crossed the opening hurdle after their opponents Chinese Taipei’s Cheng Chi Ya and Lee Chih Chen retired mid way in the second game after lagging 13-21 8-11.

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