PV Sindhu beats World No 6 Tomoka Miyazaki, enters China Open pre-quarters
Facing Miyazaki of Japan, Sindhu (No 15) displayed her trademark resilience to clinch a gritty 21-15, 8-21, 21-17 win in a fiercely contested three-game battle. After conceding the second game, the Indian ace maintained a commanding lead in the decider to seal the win.
In the Men's Doubles draw, Satwik-Chirag, the World No. 12 duo, put up a dominant performance to progress into the Round-of-16. The pair outclassed Japan's Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura with a convincing 21-13, 21-9 straight-game win.
Meanwhile, in Women's Doubles, the Panda sisters, Rutaparna and Swetaparna, faced a tough challenge against the experienced Hong Kong China duo and concluded their campaign.
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