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Saina is going through the toughest phase of her career and needs to take care of herself so as to avoid any more defeats, says the former national champion and coach.
World No. 31, who had shocked Malaysia's eighth seed Lee Zii Jia in the opening round, needed just 39 minutes to see off Rasmus Gemke 21-12, 21-9.
Prannoy recovered from a game down to outwit sixth seed Christie 18-21, 21-16, 23-21 in a thrilling contest that clocked an hour and 15 minutes.
Parupalli Kashyap exited from the tournament after he retired in the third game of his first-round clash against Canada's Jason Anthony Ho-Shue owing to a calf injury.
Both the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton Association of India (BAI) confirmed the development.
Saina's grievances was chiefly about players allegedly not being allowed to interact with their physios and trainers and the reduced practice and gym timings allowed.
The 25-year-old world badminton champion, who is part of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme core group, spoke to Malayala Manorama over the phone from London before heading for Thailand.
They will compete in back-to-back BWF World Tour Super 1000 events in Thailand.
Defending champion Lakshya Sen, Ajay Jayaram and Subhankar Dey were forced to withdraw from the SaarLorLux Open in Germany and stay in quarantine there after Lakshya's father-cum-coach D K Sen tested COVID-19 positive.
In a lengthy post on her official Twitter handle, Sindhu said that the Denmark Open was the final straw and she has decided to bid adieu to the game.