Indonesia Open 2025: Sindhu triumphs in three-game thriller; Lakshya Sen exits in first round
Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu emerged victorious in a three-game thriller against Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the Round of 32 at the Indonesia Open on Tuesday, while Lakshya Sen suffered a first-round exit.
Sindhu won 22-20, 21-23, 21-15 in a gruelling contest that lasted one hour and 19 minutes. After taking the opening game, the Indian appeared poised to close out the match in straight games, but Okuhara fought back to force a decider.
Sindhu maintained a steady lead for most of the third game, keeping enough distance between herself and Okuhara to secure a place in the second round of the BWF Super 1000 event.
In the men's singles, Lakshya endured his fifth first-round exit of the season, going down 11-21, 22-20, 15-21 to China's Shi Yu Qi.
Among other results, Anupama Upadhyaya bowed out following a straight-games defeat to South Korea's Kim Ga Eun.
Later in the day, HS Prannoy and the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be in action.
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Time of India
25 minutes ago
- Time of India
Magnus Carlsen wanted to draw some line in the sand by beating Gukesh in Norway Chess: Viswanathan Anand
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