India Open: PV Sindhu knocked out, Sen looked steady and Prannoy was unpredictable

Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu was beaten but defending champion Lakshya Sen looked in fine and went for a straight-game win over compatriot HS Prannoy in the India Open in New Delhi.  World No. 7 Sindhu, a former champion, went down 12-21 20-22 to Thailand's world No. 30 Supanida Katethong. The Indian had lost to the same player in the semifinals of the last edition. World No. 12 Sen, seeded seventh, settled the score against world No. 9 Prannoy after his opening round reversal at the Malaysia Open, with a 21-14 21-15 win at the KD Jadhav Indoor hall in IG stadium. Commonwealth Games champion Sen will next take on Denmark's Rasmus Gemke, who knocked out two-time world champion Kento Momota 21-15 21- 11.  Prannoy didn't have a good start, committing too many unforced errors to fall behind from the start. Sen, on the other hand, looked to attack and remained steady in the rallies, producing some good-looking winners to stay ahead at 15-9. Sen brought down the shuttle with a thud every time it was in range.