Top Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth entered the Round of 16 at the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament after their respective wins in the women’s and men’s singles competitions here on Wednesday.
While world champion Sindhu beat Yigit Neslihan of Turkey 21-16, 21-19 in her first round match that lasted 42 minutes, Srikanth staved off a spirited challenge from compatriot Sameer Verma.
Srikanth, who had claimed the title in 2015, took little over an hour to see off 2018 winner Sameer 18-21, 21-18, 21-11.
Sourabh Verma won his first round match against Switzerland’s Christian Kirchmayr 21-19, 21-18.
Ajay Jayaram defeated Sitthikom Thammasin of Thailand 21-12, 21-13. However, H S Prannoy made an early exit after losing to France’s Mark Calijouw 19-21, 21-9, 17-21.