PV Sindhu Gives Strong Show in Singapore
In-form HS Prannoy will be overflowing with confidence as the duo spearheads the Indian campaign at the Singapore Open Super 750 tournament starting in Singapore on Tuesday. Defending champion PV Sindhu will aim to bounce back after hitting a low in Thailand.
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Overview of PV Sindhu
Since Sindhu’s ankle injury in August of last year, things have not been the same for her. Her finest performance this season has been placing in the final and semifinals of the Malaysia Masters and Madrid Spain Masters, respectively. She is gradually regaining her best form. But it’s not the correct way to enter a tournament to lose in the first round of the Thailand Open after a close match with Michell Li of Canada, who holds her only BWF world tour title.
Furthermore, Sindhu will be competing against Akane Yamaguchi, the No. 1 player in Japan, who the Indian faced some of her toughest matches throughout her career.
On paper, Sindhu has a 14-9 advantage in their head-to-head meetings, but since they last squared off in Thailand the previous year, a lot has changed, and the Indian player will need to really rely on her reserves if she wants to win this match.
Prannoy, on the other hand, enters the competition fresh off a Malaysia Masters victory that ended a six-year title drought and gave him his first BWF triumph.
He is India’s current most reliable singles player. His opening matchup is with Japan’s third-seeded Kodai Naraoka, one of the circuit’s most entertaining players, so things won’t be any simpler for him.
Lakshya Sen will also be looking to go far in the draw following his first-ever semifinal performance at Thailand, but ‘Mr Consistent’ Chou Tien Chen, seeded fifth from Chinese Taipei, will stand in his way.
In his opening round, 2021 world championships silver medalist Kidambi Srikanth will play Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen, while Orleans Masters champion Priyanshu Rajawat will take on Japan’s Kanta Tsuneyama.
About PV Sindhu And HS Prannoy
Indian badminton star PV Sindhu has had a huge effect on the world scene. Sindhu, who was born on July 5, 1995, in Hyderabad, India, quickly distinguished herself as a superb badminton player. She has continually demonstrated her abilities and tenacity, making her one of the sport’s most well-known figures.
HS Prannoy has demonstrated his abilities and promise on a number of badminton courts.
Prannoy became well-known in the badminton world for his aggressive playing style and forceful smashes. He is a fearsome foe on the court because of his talent for pulling off unexpected upsets against top-ranked competitors. Prannoy has a strong reputation among fans of badminton thanks to his agility, fast reflexes, and mastery of the game.
Future Matches
Saina Nehwal, who won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, will compete in the women’s singles against Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon.
Saina hasn’t surpassed the former Thai world champion on the last two times, albeit injuries and ageing have taken their toll on her.
The world number four men’s doubles team of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who won the French Open Super 750 last year, will face Japan’s Akira Koga and Taichi Saito in the opening round, while MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila will face the French team of Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar.
In the first round, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand of the women’s doubles team will take on Yeung Nga Ting and Yeung Pui Lam of Hong Kong.
The Super 750 competitions are ranked one rung below the Super 1000 championships on the worldwide body’s annual calendar.
