Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag in second round in Jakarta

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and the men's doubles pair of Satwik-sairaj 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 here on Tuesday.

- Agencies

JAKARTA:

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.

Sindhu faces sixth seed Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand in the round of 16.

Sen, the 2021 World Championships bronze medallist, fought valiantly before falling 11-21 22-20 15-21 to world number two Shi Yu Qi of China in a gripping first-round men's singles contest that lasted 65 minutes.