Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu and in-form shuttler Lakshya Sen made spectacular begins on the Indonesia Masters Tremendous 750 badminton match, achieving the second one around with contrasting wins right here on Tuesday.
Reigning global champion Sindhu, seeded 3rd, recorded a 21-15, 21-19 win over Thailand’s Supanida Katethong in a 43-minute contest to arrange a second-round conflict with Spain’s Clara Azurmendi.
Alternatively, the spotlight of the day used to be Lakshya’s surprising win over Global No. 10 Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan within the males’s singles.
Lakshya displayed super grit on approach to a stunning 21-17, 18-21, 21-17 win over Tsuneyama in an hour and eight mins.
Lakshya will now face most sensible seed and two-time global champion Kento Momota of Japan within the subsequent around.
The effects: Males: Lakshya Sen bt Kanta Tsuneyama (Jpn) 21-17, 18-21, 21-17.
Ladies: P.V. Sindhu bt Supanida Katethong (Ina) 21-15, 21-19.
