India Open: Saina, Sindhu handed tough draws

 

Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu
Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu

New Delhi - In men's competition, fifth-seed Kidambi Srikanth will open his tournament campaign against a qualifier

By IANS

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Published: Thu 5 Mar 2020, 8:43 PM

Last updated: Thu 5 Mar 2020, 10:45 PM

Ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu have been handed tough draws at the upcoming India Open starting March 24. Saina will be facing Chinese Taipei's Pai Yu Po in her opening round while third-seeded Sindhu will begin her campaign against Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi.
Both the shuttlers are former champions of the World Tour Super 500 tournament. While Saina had won the tournament in 2015, Sindhu had clinched the women's singles title in 2017.
In men's competition, fifth-seed Kidambi Srikanth will open his tournament campaign against a qualifier and is expected to face compatriot Lakshya Sen - who will also be facing a qualifier - in his first-round contest.  
Sai Praneeth, seeded third for the competition, will face HS Prannoy in the opening round.
Sameer Verma will face Thailand's Sitthikom Thammasin, Sourabh Verma will be fighting it out against seventh seed Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei and Parupalli Kashyap will take on Thailand's Khosit Phetpradab in the first round. 
 


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