Hong Kong: Shuttler PV Sindhu on Wednesday advanced further in the ongoing Hong Kong Open after registering a win in the first round of the tournament.
Sindhu defeated South Korea's Kim Ga Eun 21-15, 21-16 to progress further in the competition. The 24-year-old did not waste any time in brushing off her opponents' challenge in the first game and she wrapped it up under 18 minutes.
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Sindhu carried on with the winning momentum and she wrapped up the second game to record a win in straight games. Earlier in the day, Saina Nehwal was knocked out of the Hong Kong Open after facing a defeat in the first round.
Nehwal was defeated by China's Cai Yan Yan 13-21, 20-22. The Chinese made an aggressive start to the match and she did not allow Nehwal to get into her groove. After losing the first game, Nehwal tried to make a comeback in the second game, but Cai was up to the task and she wrapped up the match quite comprehensively.
World number nine Nehwal has had a troubled run in this year as she has now faced an exit from a tournament in the first round five times.
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Earlier this year, Cai Yan Yan had knocked out Nehwal in the first round of the China Open. (ANI)
