Sindhu's French Super Series run continues, advances to 2nd round
- Sindhu beat Hong Kong's Yip Pui Yin 21-9, 29-27 in the first round.
- She will face China's He BJ in the next round.
- In men's singles, HS Prannoy also advanced to the second round.
The sixth seed dominated Yip Pui Yin of Hong Kong in straight games, 21-9 29-27 in the opening round of the Super Series tournament, that lasted only 45 minutes.
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While the first game was one-sided as the scoreline shows, Pui Yin gave a superb fight back and finally had answers to Sindhu's powerful smashes and tricky movements. Eventually, the Indian edged her opponent by two points.
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Sindhu's next opponent in the ongoing Super Series is China's 19-year-old He BJ.
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With the top three seeds, Carolina Marlin, Ratchanok Intanon and Nozomi Okuhara, withdrawn from the tournament, Sindhu who bagged a silver medal at the Rio Olympics earlier, has a great chance to finally break the jinx.
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The Hyderabadi badminton player is yet to win a Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super Series title.
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In men's singles, HS Prannoy defeated Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana 21-16 21-18 to enter the second round of the tournament. Meanwhile, Ajay Jayaram and Sai Parneeth will take on their respective opponents later in the day.