Published 20:57 IST, September 25th 2019
Korea Open: Saina Nehwal crashes out from the tournament after round 1
Saina Nehwal was trailing 21-19, 18-21, 1-8 when she retired hurt. PV Sindhu was knocked out in the first round while Sai Praneeth retired hurt as well
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After PV Sindhu’s exit from Korea Open, Saina Nehwal has w exited from tournament as well after facing defeat in first round. Saina Nehwal retired hurt from her match against local favorite Kim Ga Eun. Earlier in day, world champion PV Sindhu was kcked out by American Beiwen Zhang in opening round. Sindhu couldn't find a way past Beiwen Zhang and lost match 21-7, 22-24, 15-21.
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Korea Open: Saina Nehwal crashes out
Saina Nehwal h won opening game 21-19 but lost second 18-21 against South Korean, who was ahe 8-1 in final game. Nehwal h a 2-0 he-to-he record against Kim before this match. Saina Nehwal was trailing 21-19, 18-21, 1-8 in match when she retired hurt. Parupalli Kashyap, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are only Indians left in tournament w after Sourabh Verma's first-round match against Hong Kong's Wing Ki Vincent Wong got cancelled.
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Kashyap eased into second round after beating Lu Chia Hung of Taiwan 21-16, 21-16 while Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy lost ir men's doubles opening match against Huang Kai Xiang and Liu Cheng 16-21, 21-19, 18-21. fans showed support while some of m weren’t happy with se results.
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16:39 IST, September 25th 2019