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PTI
Bangkok: Indian shuttler H S Prannoy battled through pain in his ribcage and a shoulder injury to stun Asian Games champion Jonatan Christie in the opening round of Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 tournament here on Wednesday. A former top 10 player, Prannoy showed great resilience in the men s singles competition and didn t let the physical discomfort disturb his focus, outwitting the world number seven Christie 18-21 21-16 23-21 in a thrilling contest that clocked an hour and 15 minutes. It is Prannoy s first win against the sixth-seeded Indonesian in the last four attempts.
The 28-year-old from Kerala had spent two weeks stressing over his physical and mental health after contracting Covid-19 last November. The infection left him with pain in his ribcage even though everything looked normal in the tests. He could resume training only in the second week of December but had to go through the ordeal of a false Covid positive result ahead of the Yonex Thailand Open last
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PTI
Bangkok: Indian shuttlers, including Olympic hopefuls P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, will hope to give a better account of themselves at Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 tournament, starting in Bangkok on Tuesday, after a lackluster show last week. The Indian players seemed to struggle with their fitness as none of them could cross the second round at the Yonex Thailand Open, the first event of the Asia leg.
Barring Kidambi Srikanth, it was the first tournament for the whole Indian contingent in nearly 10 months. If Olympic silver medallist Sindhu struggled to keep pace with her first-round opponent Denmark s Mia Blichfeldt, London Games bronze winner Saina simply ran out of steam against Thailand s Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the second round.
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Indian players seemed to struggle as none of the singles stars could cross the second round at the Yonex Thailand Open, the first event of the Asia leg. Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu Indian shuttlers will hope to give a better account of themselves at Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 tournament, starting in Bangkok on Tuesday, after a lacklustre show last week in the first tournament since badminton’s return in 2021.
The Indian players seemed to struggle with their fitness as none of the singles stars could cross the second round at the Yonex Thailand Open, the first event of the Asia leg in Bangkok.