Jakarta, June 2 -- Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen was knocked out in the first round of the Indonesia Open on Tuesday, while two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu marched into the second round after a tricky clash.

Lakshya, ranked 10th in the men's singles competition, could not match the pace of a younger opponent, Indonesia's Alwi Farhan, losing 21-19, 21-16 in 48 minutes, as per Olympics.com.

The 24-year-old recovered from 7-3 deficit in the first game and edged past the Indonesian 19-18 before the 21-year-old peeled off three straight points to take the opener. The second game was a closely fought battle, with Farhan leading at 17-16 and the Indonesian closing out the match with four straight points.

This was Lakshya's secon...