PV Sindhu, Lakshya enter second round

PV Sindhu eased into the second  round with a straight-game win  after fellow Indian Lakshya Sen  showed his mettle with a stunning victory over world No. 10 Japanese Kanta  Tsuneyama on the opening day of Indonesia Masters Super 750 on Tuesday.  Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu,  seeded third, recorded a 21-15, 21-19 win  over Thailand’s Supanida Katethong in a  43-minute women’s singles match to set up  a second-round clash with Spain’s Clara  Azurmendi.

Lakshya displayed tremendous grit on  way to a 21-17, 18-21, 21-17 win over Kanta  in an hour and eight minutes. (Agencies)