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Swiss Open: Srikanth, P Kashyap, Saina make winning start, Chirag-Satwiksairaj move into pre-quarters
Top India shuttlers -- Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap and Saina Nehwal made a winning start in their respective events while the men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Swiss Open BWF World Tour Super 300 tournament, here on Wednesday.
All England Open Championships: Sindhu, Saina advance to second round
Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal advanced to the second round of the 2022 All England Open Badminton Championships after winning their respective women's singles matches, here on Wednesday. Sindhu, the world No 7, defeated Chinese world No 17 Wang Zhi Yi 21-18, 21-13 in her first round match of the BWF Super 1000 tournament.
German Open: Sindhu, Saina make early exits; Srikanth, Prannoy reach quarters
The Indian contingent had a mixed day at the German Open BWF World Tour Super 300 badminton event its hopes in the women's section ended with P.V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal exiting while Kidambi Srikanth and H.S Prannoy made it to the men's singles quarter-finals on Thursday.
India Open badminton: Sindhu advances, Saina out after Srikanth tests Covid positive
With men's singles top seed Kidambi Srikanth forced to pull out along with six other players after they returned a positive test in RT-PCR tests conducted on Tuesday, Sindhu kept the home hopes alive by reaching the quarter-finals with a comfortable straight games win against compatriot Ira Sharma in the second round on Thursday. There was more setback for India when women's fourth seed Saina Nehwal was sent packing by compatriot Malvika Bansod in straight games.
Eyes on Saina's injury as badminton teams get ready for next matches
Though not a lot is forthcoming on the former World No.1's injury, Saina is likely to be rested for the next match against minnows Scotland in an Uber Cup preliminary round match on Tuesday. The Indian women's team is in a four-team group with Thailand, Spain, and Scotland as other members.
Uber Cup finals: India women beat Spain 3-2 in opener, Saina injured
London 2012 Olymoics bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal played the first match for India and she conceded it after retiring hurt with an unknown injury against Spa'n's Clara Azurmendi. The Indian had lost the first game 20-22 at that point and it's not clear if she will be fit enough to play the next tie.
Saina going through toughest phase of her career: U Vimal Kumar
Saina, currently ranked 20th in the world, was knocked out of the first round of the ongoing second Thailand Open. She had earlier fallen in the second round of the first Thailand Open, which was also her first tournament since the All England Championships in March 2020.
Thailand Open: Saina, Srikanth ease into 2nd round, Prannoy out
In a match that lasted 36 minutes, Saina was dominant after the score was 4-4 in the first game. Her opponent saved a couple of game points but Saina finished the first game off in 17 minutes. She then raced to an 11-5 lead in the second game and, eventually, saw it through to the end.
Saina tests positive for Covid, withdraws from Thailand Open: report
According to reports, Saina returned positive in her third round of Covid-19 test on Monday. She was slated to take on Kisona Selvaduray of Malaysia in her opening round contest on Tuesday. While the news of her positive Covid-19 test has not been confirmed by the BWF, the official website of the Badminton World Federation did show the walkover result.
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