Overview
- Sen advanced in straight games at the USD 950,000 India Open Super 750 in New Delhi after defeating Kenta Nishimoto.
- He is the only Indian singles player left and will meet Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei next.
- Kidambi Srikanth lost 21-14, 17-21, 21-17 to France’s Christo Popov, and HS Prannoy fell 18-21, 21-19, 21-14 to Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew.
- Top seeds Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were edged 27-25, 21-23, 19-21 by Japan’s Hiroki Midorikawa and Kyohei Yamashita, with a net-touch call in the decider contested by the Indians.
- Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand exited 22-20, 22-24, 21-23, and play included two reported stoppages for “bird droppings” during Prannoy’s match.