Srikanth beats Sen in the second round, Sameer’s unexpected victory over Sinisuka Ginting
India’s Kidambi Srikanth defeated compatriot Lakshya Sen to enter the second round of the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament. On the other hand, Sameer Verma made it to the second round with an unexpected win over Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia. World Championship 2021 silver medalist Srikanth defeated Sen in 46 minutes to reach 21. 18, 21 . Won 18. Srikanth will now face the winner of the match between Rasmus Gemke of Denmark and N Anguyen of Ireland.
Unseeded Verma beat sixth seed Anthony 21 . 15, 21 . 23, 22 . beat by 20. He also avenged his loss to the same opponent at the Swiss Open in March. Now the record of both against each other is 2 . is 2’s. Verma will now face Thailand’s Kunlavut Viditsarn. HS Prannoy also made it to the second round by defeating Malaysia’s Liu Daren.
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Prannoy beat the lower ranked opponent 21 . 16, 16 . 21, 21 . beat 16. He will now face China’s Lu Guang Xu. In men’s doubles, the pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila beat fifth seed Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Ryan Ardiant 15. 21, 16 . Lost by 21.
