Overview

• Sindhu beat Bulgaria’s Kaloyana Nalbantova 23-21, 21-6 in 39 minutes at the Adidas Arena to begin her campaign.
• Seeded 15th, she will face Malaysia’s Karupathevan Letshanaa in the Round of 32.
• She said she is "definitely hoping for a medal" at these worlds after a round-of-16 exit at Paris 2024.
• Her draw could bring a third-round meeting with second seed Wang Zhiyi if both players progress.
• For India, Lakshya Sen lost to world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi, HS Prannoy won his opener, and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy–Chirag Shetty are slated to play P.H. Yang–K. Liu in their first round.