Up against the world No 33 Supanida in the round of 32, the ace Indian shuttler started well and raced to an 11-5 lead. The Thai shuttler then fought back and clawed the score back to 16-13, however, Sindhu used her experience to close out the first game 21-15.In the second game, Sindhu faced a stiff challenge. With Supanida fighting tooth and nail for every point, the Indian needed to be on her toes in order to edge it 21-19.Reigning world champion Sindhu will now face world No 47 Clara Azurmendi of Spain in the round of 16. Azurmendi defeated Indonesia's Fitriani Fitriani 21-18, 21-14 in her first round clash.In men's singles, Lakshya Sen edged out world No 10 Japan's Kanta Tsuneyama in the.first-round clash.The youngster, who had reached the semifinals at Hylo Open Super 500 and final of Dutch Open, displayed great determination to register a 21-17, 18-21, 21-17 win over Kanta in an hour and 8 minutes match.In the next match, Lakshya will face top seed and two-time world champion Kento Momota of Japan.
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