All England Open 2022 Highlights: Lakshya, Srikanth advance to next round

Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal all advanced to the next round.All England Badminton Championships Highlights: Ace Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal began their All England Championships campaign with easy straight-game wins over their respective opponents in the women’s singles on Wednesday.
In the day’s other games, Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth also advanced to the next round of the All England Open.
Sixth seed Sindhu beat Zhi Yi Wang of China 21-18 21-13 in her first round match that lasted 42 minutes while Saina defeated Beatriz Corrales of Spain 21-17 21-19 in 38 minutes.
If Sindhu and Saina win their respective second round matches, they will face each other in the quarterfinals.
In men’s singles, B Sai Praneeth lost to top seed and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen 20-22 11-21 in the first round match that lasted 48 minutes. H S Prannoy went down fighting to last week’s German Open winner Thai player Kunlavut Vitidsarn 15-21 22-24 in 56 minutes while Sameer Verma also lost to Mark Caljouw of the Netherlands 18-21 11-21 in a 41-minute opening match.
In men’s doubles, fifth seeded Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat Scottish pair of Alexander Dunn and Adam Hall 21-17 21-19 in 38 minutes.
Live BlogAll England Open 2022 Highlights: All England Open Badminton Championships 2022, PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen Match highlights here. While Sindhu, seeded sixth, will once again be in the reckoning, it will be unseeded Sen who will be in focus this time, given the kind of build-up the 20-year-old had ahead of the Super 1000 event.

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