Korea Open: Sindhu, Srikanth enter second round

SUNCHEON: PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the Korea Open Super 500 pre-quarterfinals with straight-game wins here on Wednesday. The third-seeded Sindhu trounced American Lauren Lam 21-15, 21-14 in the women’s singles first round while No.5 Srikanth saw off Malaysia’s Daren Liew 22-20, 21-11 in his men’s singles opener. In men’s doubles, the Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila combinations sealed spots in the second round. While Satwiksairaj and Chirag got the better of Tae Yang Shin and Wang Chan (Korea) 21-16, 21-15, Arjun and Dhruv received a walkover from Korea’s Ba Da Kim and Hee Young Park. On Tuesday, Lakshya Sen and Malvika Bansod had entered the second round in men’s and women’s singles respectively.PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the Korea Open Super 500 pre-quarterfinals with straight-game wins here on Wednesday. The third-seeded Sindhu trounced American Lauren Lam 21-15, 21-14 in the women’s singles first round while No.5 Srikanth saw off Malaysia’s Daren Liew 22-20, 21-11 in his men’s singles opener. In men’s doubles, the Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila combinations sealed spots in the second round. While Satwiksairaj and Chirag got the better of Tae Yang Shin and Wang Chan (Korea) 21-16, 21-15, Arjun and Dhruv received a walkover from Korea’s Ba Da Kim and Hee Young Park. On Tuesday, Lakshya Sen and Malvika Bansod had entered the second round in men’s and women’s singles respectively.