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PV Sindhu secured her maiden Japan Open Super 750 title, defeating Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-17 in a dominant performance.
The 21-year-old from Almora bounced back from an opening game reversal to keep his rival under pressure but in the end couldn't get across the fifth-seeded Christie.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost to Olympic champions Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lan of Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals.
This was the double Olympic medallist's seventh first-round exit in 13 BWF World Tour events in 2023.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who won the Korea Open, also advanced to the quarterfinals.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand staged a comeback to beat Sayaka Hobara and Yui Suizu Japan in a little over an hour to advance to the pre-quarterfinals.
Fritz, assured of breaking into the top 10 after beating Canada's Denis Shapovalov in the semifinals, also won titles in Eastbourne and Indian this year.
The 30-year-old played out of his skin and saved three match points, only to endure the agony of losing it in the end, as Chou emerged victorious in a pulsating contest.
Prannoy saw off eighth-seeded Loh 22-20, 21-19 in a 44-minute clash.
It was Srikanth's first win over his Malaysian opponent Lee Zii Jia in four meetings.
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