Hong Kong Nov 23 (IANS) Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu advanced while H.S Prannoy bowed out of the Hong Kong Open Superseries on Thursday.
Sindhu defeated Aya Ohori of Japan 21-14 21-17 in 39 minutes to enter the third round.
Right from the start Sindhu looked lethal and played aggressively to outplay her opponent in straight games.
In the men s singles Kazumasa Sakai defeated Prannoy 11-21 21-10 21-15 in a match which lasted 54 minutes.
In the first game the Indian shuttler was at his best. But the next two games saw a sudden downfall. Prannoy failed to match the pace of his opponent leading to his defeat.
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