PV Sindhu, the Olympic silver medallist has pulled out of next week's Japan open super Series. Sindhu was expected to face Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marin in the quarter finals in Tokyo.
Sindhu will also miss the Korea Open Super Series, scheduled to be held from September 27. The 21-year-old will be back in action at the Denmark Open Super Series Premier, which begins at Odense on October 18. Disclosing this here her coach Pullela Gopichand confirmed that Sindhu will not be travelling to Tokyo. “She will be back for the Denmark Open. She will also compete in the French Open next month. We had to make some changes in her schedule,” Gopichand said. Incidentally, Sindhu had reached the final of Denmark Open last year. In Sindhu's absence, Kidambi Srikanth will lead Indian challenge. Ajay Jayaram, Sai Praneeth and HS Prannoy are the other Indians in men's singles.
