PV Sindhu to open campaign vs Evgeniya at China Open

PV Sindhu

Still searching for a title this year, India's top shuttler P V Sindhu opens her campaign in the China Open women's singles against Evgeniya Kosetskaya of Russia here today.

Olympic silver medallist Sindhu, who has finished second best on five occasions this year, has been seeded third in this BWF World Tour Super 750 and she is unlikely to face much challenge from the unseeded world number 30 in the first round.

World No. 3 Sindhu has been clubbed along with Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in one half of the draw and both can meet in the semi-finals if they reach that stage. Olympic and world champion Carolina Marin of Spain and World No. 2 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan have been clubbed in the other half of the draw.

Kidambi Srikanth

Another Indian in the women's singles, Vaishnavi Reddy Jakka opens her campaign on Wednesday against Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand. The women's doubles duo of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy will play against the Japanese pair of Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonemoto in the first round today.

Indian men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy will take on Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark. In the men's singles, Kidambi Srikanth, seeded fifth, and HS Prannoy are in the fray and both have their opening round matches on Wednesday.

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