Sindhu, Praneeth exit Indonesia Open

Jakarta, June 14: Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu made a shock first round exit from the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event after suffering a straight-game defeat against China’s He Bing Jiao, here on Tuesday.
Seventh seed Sindhu lost 14-21 18-21 to Bing Jiao in the women’s singles.
By virtue of this win, world No. 9 Bing Jiao, whom Sindhu had defeated at the Badminton Asia Championship, leads the Indian 10-8 on head-to-head record.
Also bowing out was B Sai Praneeth, who lost 16-21 19-21 to Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus of Denmark in the men’s singles.
The mixed doubles pair of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto also crashed out in the opening round after losing 14-21 11-21 to Hong Kong combination of Chang Tak Ching and NG Wing Yung Hong. (PTI)