Japan Open: PV Sindhu exits in first round, loses in straight games

Former satellite champion and two-time Olympic golden medalist PV Sindhu suffered different aboriginal exit astatine the Japan Open 2025, losing to South Korea's Sim Yu Jin successful the archetypal circular connected Wednesday. The Indian shuttler, presently ranked 16th globally, was defeated successful consecutive games 21-15, 21-14 by the satellite fig 14 successful what was her archetypal lucifer since the Indonesia Open successful June.This decision marked Sindhu's archetypal nonaccomplishment to Sim successful their 4 encounters. The Indian subordinate had a sluggish start, falling down 9-3 successful the opening game, though she managed to combat backmost to 13-12. However, Sim regained power to unafraid the archetypal game.

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The 2nd crippled followed a akin signifier with Sim taking an aboriginal 6-1 lead. Despite Sindhu's efforts to level the people astatine 7-7 and aboriginal astatine 11-11, she yet couldn't forestall her hostile from claiming victory.The nonaccomplishment continues Sindhu's disappointing tally successful 2025, wherever her champion show has been reaching the quarterfinals astatine the Indian Open successful January. She has since experienced 4 first-round exits and 2 pre-quarterfinal finishes.

In contrast, different Indian players recovered occurrence astatine the Japan Open. Men's singles subordinate Lakshya Sen precocious to the Round of 16 with a commanding triumph implicit China's Wang Zheng Xing, winning 21-11, 21-18. Sen volition adjacent look Japanese location favourite Kodai Naraoka.The men's doubles brace of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty besides progressed to the past 16. They defeated South Korea's Kang Min-hyuk and Ki Dong-ju successful consecutive games, securing a 21-18, 21-10 victory.