Two-time Olympic Games medallist and reigning world champion PV Sindhu will look for a good outing as she returns to competitive action aft...
Two-time Olympic Games medallist and reigning world champion PV Sindhu will look for a good outing as she returns to competitive action after a break, at the Denmark Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament beginning in Odense on Tuesday.
Sindhu (fourth) and rising doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty (seventh) are the seeded entries from India.
Sindhu, a bronze medallist at the Tokyo Olympics, had taken a break due after her exertions in Tokyo, and she would eye a deep run at the $850,000 event, which will also restart the BWF World Tour following a suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The last couple of weeks witnessed team events in Europe, first the Sudirman Cup followed by the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals.
Also in action will be London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, who has reportedly recovered from her groin injury, which had forced her to retire midway through her first match at the Uber Cup Finals group stage match last week.
While Sindhu, seeded fourth, will look for a rampaging start when she opens against Turkey’s Neslihan Yigit, Saina will have to work hard to get past Japan’s Aya Ohori in her opening round.
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