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The unseeded Lakshya Sen has third seed and world No. 3 Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in his group.
Table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal will be the male flag bearer of India in Paris.
Sindhu and Lakshya reflect on their preparations for the Olympics and the challenges ahead.
India had a mixed day in women's doubles as Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponappa won while Rutaparna Panda and her sister Swetaparna lost.
World No. 10 H S Prannoy, seeded eighth, lost to Kenta Nishimoto.
Sindhu set up a mouth-watering clash with Carolina Marin of Spain.
The double Olympic medallist let slip an 11-3 advantage in the decider.
Sindhu will face second seed and world No. 7 Wang Zhi Yi of China in the summit clash.
Ashmita Chaliha lost to sixth-seeded Chinese Zhang Yi Ma in another quarterfinal.