Paris, Oct. 22 -- Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu survived a dramatic deciding-game wobble to reach the women's singles second round at the French Open 2026 badminton tournament here.
Meanwhile, Ayush Shetty came from a game down to beat former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth, while Lakshya Sen withdrew ahead of his opening-round match.
Sindhu, 10th in the badminton rankings, beat Thailand's world No. 26 Supanida Katethong 21-14, 8-21, 23-21 in 64 minutes at the Arena Grand Paris and will face Japan's Riko Gunji in the second round on Wednesday, according to olympics.com.
Riko Gunji beat a spirited Unnati Hooda 21-18, 12-21, 21-17 in their opening-round encounter earlier in the day.
Sindhu went into the first mid-game interval with a ...