The 2023 Malaysian Open begins on Tuesday, with Indian shuttler ace P.W. Sindhu is all set to make a comeback after a long injury layoff. But she will face a tough test in the first round as she faces Spain’s former world No.1 Carolina Marin in her comeback match from injury.
The Malaysia The Open was upgraded from BWF Super 750 to BWF Super 1000 status this year and will kick off the 2023 BWF World Tour season. In addition, Marin scored 9-6 against Sindhu and defeated her in the final of the 2016 Olympics. This will be the 16th meeting of the famous duo.
Marin returned to action a few months ago after a long injury layoff and is looking to get back to his best. Moreover, the last time the two players met, Marin defeated Sindhu in the Swiss Open final in consecutive matches.
The remaining Indians in the event are London 2012 bronze medalists Saina Nehwal, Malvika Bansod and Aakarshi Kashyap. India’s men’s singles contingent at the Malaysia Open includes two top-ranked Indian players, Lakshya Sen and HS PrannoyThe battle for a place in the round of 16. Seventh seed Lakshya Sen leads World No.8 HS Prannoy 3-2.
Men’s Singles: HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth
Single women: PV SindhuSaina Nehwal, Malvika Bansod, Aakarshi Kashyap
Men’s Doubles: Chirag Shetty/Satviksairaj Rankireddy, MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila
Women’s Doubles: Ashwini Bhat/Shiha Gautam, Triza Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand
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