Thailand Open 2019: PV Sindhu withdraws from tournament; Saina Nehwal set to feature in main event
Top Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has withdrawn from the Thailand Open but compatriot Saina Nehwal will return to the circuit in the BWF Super 500 event after missing out back-to-back tournaments.
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PV Sindhu has withdrawn from the Thailand Open but compatriot Saina Nehwal will return to the circuit after missing out back-to-back tournaments.
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Sindhu, who reached the final in Indonesia Open but lost in the Japan Open quarterfinals last week, will not take the court in the Thailand Open main draw.
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She had lost to Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in both the previous tournaments. The reasons for her withdrawal from the event here are not clear yet.
Bangkok: Top Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has withdrawn from the Thailand Open but compatriot Saina Nehwal will return to the circuit in the BWF Super 500 event after missing out back-to-back tournaments.
File image of PV Sindhu. AFP
Sindhu, who reached the final in Indonesia Open but lost in the Japan Open quarterfinals last week, will not take the court in the Thailand Open main draw, which begins on Wednesday.
She had lost to Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in both the previous tournaments. The reasons for her withdrawal from the event here are not clear yet.
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Saina, seeded seventh, will open her women's singles campaign against a qualifier on Wednesday.
She was forced to withdraw from both the Indonesia and Japan Open on medical grounds.
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