Indonesia Open: Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag in 2nd round

Satwik and Chirag power past Indonesians in opener

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Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty battled their way into the pre-quarterfinals, but it was curtains for Lakshya Sen in the very first round of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament.

Sindhu overcame long-time rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 22-20, 21-23, 21-15 in an absorbing one-hour and 19-minute clash in the women's singles. “I have been losing in the first rounds (of late), so it was very much useful and important for me to win matches like these,” said Sindhu after her match.