Dominant Sindhu cruises into Round 2

PV Sindhu

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu stormed into the second round of the Syed Modi International tournament with a dominating win over compatriot Tanya Hemanth here on Wednesday.

Sindhu, 26, who lost in the semi-finals at India Open last week, thrashed Tanya 21-9, 21-9 in a lop-sided contest at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium. A former world champion, Sindhu will square off against USA's Lauren Lam, who managed to get past a fighting Ira Sharma 15-21, 21-16, 21-16.

In other women's singles matches, Samiya Imad Farooqui overcame a stiff resistance from Shruti Mundada 17-21, 21-11, 21-10, while Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka, a quarter-finalist in 2018 edition, trounced Anjana Kumari 21-9, 21-12. Prerana Neeluri, Smit Toshniwal, Anupama Upadhyaya, Kriti Bharadwaj also entered the second round.

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