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PV Sindhu hope to get back to winning ways

World No. 9 HS Prannoy too will eye a better show after a second-round exit in the All England Championships

PTI Basel Published 21.03.23, 06:30 AM
PV Sindhu.

PV Sindhu. File picture

Defending champion PV Sindhu, who has been enduring a wretched run of form, will hope to get back to winning ways when she competes at the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament, beginning here on Tuesday.

World No. 9 HS Prannoy, who had finished runner-up in the last edition, too will eye a better show after a second-round exit in the All England Championships.

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The fifth-seeded Indian, however, will have a tough task at hand as he opens against 2018 World Championships silver medallist China’s Shi Yuqi, who finished second best in Birmingham last week.

While Prannoy has been the most consistent singles player from the country, Sindhu and Lakshya Sen have struggled this season, making early exits in a series of events.

Sindhu, who parted ways with Korean coach Park Taesang, made a first-round exit at All England Championships last week after losing to Zhang Yi Man of China.

A double Olympic medallist, Sindhu will hope to regain her confidence as she opens against Jenjira Stadelmann.

Sen notched up an intense win over Chou Tien Chen last week but faltered against former world No.2 Anders Antonsen of Denmark.

The eighth seed opens against Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu.

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