PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth march into Japan Open quarters

TIL Desk Sports/ Ace Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and B. Sai Praneeth entered the quarterfinals of the ongoing Japan Open after winning their respective second-round matches of the $750,000 tournament, here on Thursday.

In women”s singles, fifth-seeded Sindhu had to fight it out against Ohori as she came back from a game behind to register a 11-21, 21-10, 21-13 victory against her Japanese opponent in a match that lasted more than an hour. With the win, the Olympic silver medallist has now extended the head-to-head record against Ohori to 8-0.

In men”s singles event, Praneeth, who had recorded a comfortable win over World No. 11 Japan”s Kenta Nishimoto in the first round, defeated Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan 21-13, 21-16 in just 45 minutes to progress to the next round. It was an easy victory for the Indian who will be facing Tommy Sugiarto in the quarterfinals.