India’s two-time Olympic medallist will compete in the French Open, which begins on Tuesday.
P V Sindhu, India’s double Olympic medalist in badminton, will compete in the French Open Super 750 badminton competition, which begins on Tuesday. In two months, Sindhu was slow in her first tournament, the Denmark Open, when she fell in the quarterfinals against fast-rising Korean An Seyoung. She had fought her way through Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan to reach the final eight.
The defending world champion, Sindhu had no backup plan against An, who wouldn’t let her play her attacking style. The 26-year-old from Hyderabad, who will face Julie Dewall Jakobsen of Denmark in the first round this week, will need to regain her aggressiveness while also improving her defence to reach the podium.
She’ll most likely face Line Christophersen of Denmark, Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand, or Kristy Gilmour of Scotland in the next round. Saina Nehwal, who was bothered by a groyne injury at the Uber Cup Final but competed at the Denmark Open only to lose in the first round, will look to get off to a winning start when she takes on Sayaka Takahashi of Japan.
About French Open:
The French Open, often known as Roland-Garros, is a major tennis tournament every year in late May at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The game is named after the French aviator Roland Garros, as is the location.
The French Open is the world’s most prestigious clay-court tournament, and it is the second of four Grand Slam tournaments held each year, and the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open are the other three. The French Open is the only Grand Slam tournament that takes place on clay, and the French Open was the only significant tournament not held on grass until 1975.
The French Open is widely regarded as the most physically challenging tournament globally due to the seven rounds required for a championship, the clay surface characteristics (slower speed, more bounce), and the best-of-five-set men’s singles match.
After his spectacular performance last week, all eyes will be on Sameer Verma in the men’s singles. The 25-year-old from Madhya Pradesh stunned world number three Anders Antonsen in Odense before quitting from the quarterfinals against Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia due to a calf issue. He will need to be at his best when he meets Indonesian Jonatan Christie, seeded sixth.
When Kidambi Srikanth takes on world number one Kento Momota of Japan in the first round, he will have another chance to avenge his loss last week. While Srikanth fought hard in the first game, he ran out of steam in the second against Momota, who put on a solid performance throughout the tournament to reach the finals in Denmark.
In a separate match, in-form Lakhsya Sen will face Tokyo-returned B Sai Praneeth in an all-Indian showdown. H S Prannoy, a former top-ten player, had a good showing in Denmark but will have his work cut out against fourth-seeded Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei, while Sourabh Verma won will face fifth-seeded Anthony Sinisuka Genting.
In the first round, Parupalli Kashyap will face France’s Brice Leverdez, who quit in the first round last week due to a hamstring issue. World number 10 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, seeded fifth, will meet Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan of Chinese Taipei in men’s doubles. At the same time, MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila will face Joshua Magee andÂ
Paul Reynolds of Ireland.
Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy will face Ko Sung Hyun and Shin Baek Cheol, a Korean duo. Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy will take on Korea’s top seeds Lee Sohee and Shin Seung-chan, in the women’s doubles. At the same time, Meghana Jakkampudi and S Ram Poorvisha will face Alyssa Tirtosentono and Imke Van Der Aar of the Netherlands.
In the mixed doubles opening, Satwiksairaj and Ashwini will face Denmark’s Mathias Thyrri and Mai Sorrow.
