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Wednesday, Jun 25, 2025
Both B Sai Praneeth and Parupalli Kashyap bowed out of the competition after losing their respective second-round matches.
Saina Nehwal's poor run of form continued as the Olympic bronze-medallist lost to local favourite Cai Yan Yan in straight games.
World champion P V Sindhu exited the USD 400,000 Hong Kong Open in the pre-quarterfinals but Kidambi Srikanth made the quarters for the first time in seven months after claiming a thrilling win in men's singles.
Saina Nehwal had to toil hard and came back from a game down to quell the challenge of Hong Kong's Joy Xuan Deng 14-21, 21-18, 21-18.
In a 39 minute affair, Saina Nehwal outclassed Hong Kong's Pui Yin Yip 21-14, 21-16 in her second round encounter.
B Sai Praneeth and Parupalli Kashyap also advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Tour Super 500 event after contrasting wins in the men's singles competition.
PV Sindhu, a 2017 champion and 2016 finalist, edged out Denmark's eighth seed Mia Blichfeldt 21-19, 22-20 in a closely-fought contest.
For the reception, Saina and Kashyap were spotted in matching royal blue Sabyasachi ensemble.
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