Former world champion and two -time Olympic gold medalist PV Sindhu suffered another initial exit in the Japan Open 2025 in the first round of South Korea’s Sim You in the first round. The Indian shuttler, currently at 16th position globally, was defeated 21–15, 21–14 in straight games, its first match since the Indonesia Open in June.This defeat caused the first loss to the SIM in the four encounters of Indus. The Indian player made a dull start, falling back 9–3 in the initial game, although she managed to fight 13–12. However, Sim gained control to secure the first game.The second game started 6–1 with SIM with a similar pattern. Despite efforts to take Sindhu score at 7-7 and later at 11–11, she could not eventually stop her opponent from claiming victory.This loss continues in 2025 Sindhu’s disappointing run, where their best performance is reaching the quarter -finals in the Indian Open in January. She has experienced four first round exit and two east-fourth finish since then.
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In contrast, other Indian players were successful in the Japan Open. Men’s singles player Laxman Sen won 21–11, 21-18 in the 16 period with a commanding win over Wang Zheng Jing of China. Sen will face Japanese home favorite Kodai Naroka next time.The doubles pair of men of Satvikasairaj RandidD and Chirag Shetty also moved forward to the last 16. He won the Kang Min-Huk and Ki Dong-Ju of South Korea for 21-18, 21-10 in the game directly.
