Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth has cruised into the second round of the ongoing Japan Open after defeating Kento Nishimoto 21-17, 21-13 here on Tuesday.
In the first game, Praneeth got a tough competition from Nishimoto but managed to win the game by 21-17. However, in the second game, Praneeth registered an easy 21-13 win and consequently, advanced in the next round of the tournament.
Moreover, Satwiksairak Rankreddy and Ashwini Ponnappa, in mixed doubles, reached in the next round after they registered a 21-14, 21-19 win over Marvin Seidel and Linda Efler.
However, Manu Attri and Sumeeth B Reddy, in the men's double, have been ousted from the tournament after they faced a 12-21, 16-21 defeat at the hands of Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin.
PV Sindhu, who won a silver medal in the recently concluded Indonesia Open, will begin her campaign on Wednesday and will compete against Han Yue.
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