4Photo© hindustantimes.comPV Sindhu, Kiran George, Satwik-Chirag enter quarterfinals of India Open
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Sindhu, playing only her second tournament since the Paris Olympics, hammered Japan’s Manami Suizu 21-15, 21-13. Kiran defeated Frenchman Alex Lanier 22-20, 21-13 in the men’s singles second-round clash.
Later in the day, 2022 champions Satwik and Chirag had to regroup after losing the first game to beat Japan’s Kenya Mitsuhashi/Hiroki Okamura 20-22, 21-14, 21-16.
Among the other top players in the fray, last edition runners-up Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong had to save a match point in the decider against Toma Junior Popov before winning the one hour 16 minutes clash 14-21, 21-18, 22-20 to advance to the quarterfinals.