Last Updated: April 06, 2023, 00:53 IST
A rusty Saina was down towards within the second recreation, trailing 6-11 on the mid-game interval and ultimately dropping the tie in straight video games. (AFP File Photo)
Mithun Manjunath, Priyanshu Rajawat, Aakarshi Kashyap and Tanya Hemanth progressed to the second spherical
London Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal crashed out of the Orleans Masters badminton match with a straight-game first-round loss to Turkey’s Neslihan Yigit, right here on Wednesday.
Mithun Manjunath, Priyanshu Rajawat, Aakarshi Kashyap and Tanya Hemanth progressed to the second spherical.
Returning to the court docket after lacking a number of tournaments, the celebrated Indian shuttler tamely went down 16-21 14-21 to Turkish qualifier Yigit in 39 minutes.
Saina, who missed the All England Championships and has dropped to 32 within the BWF Rankings, had her proper knee closely strapped.
She seemed sluggish and was sluggish off the blocks as she trailed Yigit 4-11. Saina, nevertheless, fought again to slim down the deficit to 13-15 however the hole was ultimately an excessive amount of because the Turkish shuttler took the primary recreation.
A rusty Saina was down towards within the second recreation, trailing 6-11 on the mid-game interval and ultimately dropping the tie in straight video games.
Sameer Verma, alternatively, squandered a recreation result in lose 19-21, 21-19, 21-17 towards Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen.
In different first-round males’s singles matches, India’s Manjunath defeated higher-ranked Victor Svendsen of Denmark 24-22, 25-23 whereas Rajawat beat compatriot Kiran George 21-18, 21-13.
Manjunath will play Taipei’s Yu Jen, who was fortunate to progress after fifth seed Rasmus Gemke retired within the second recreation after pocketing the primary.
Rajawat, alternatively, will likely be up towards high seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan.
Nishimoto prevailed over Taipei’s Chia Hao Lee 21-18, 21-11.
Tanya eked out a 21-17 21-18 win over Leonice Huet of France within the ladies’s singles whereas Aakarshi fought from a recreation right down to beat Japan’s Natsuki Nidaira 8-21 21-13 8-21.
Tasnim Mir went down preventing to Germany’s Yvonne Li 22-20 13-21 5-21.
B Sai Praneeth and can open his males’s singles marketing campaign towards Malaysia’s Jun Hao Leong later within the day.
Ashmita Chaliha and the 2 blended doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Sumeeth Reddy and Sikki Reddy and Rohan Kapoor may also be in motion afterward Wednesday.
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