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PV Sindhu off to a flier at BWF World Championship

India’s reigning world champion needs just 24 minutes to beat Slovakia’s Martina Repiska 21-7, 21-9 in Round Two; Lakshya, Srikanth progress too

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PV Sindhu returns to Martina Repiska in Round 2 of the BWF World Championships yesterday. Pic/AP; PTI

PV Sindhu returns to Martina Repiska in Round 2 of the BWF World Championships yesterday. Pic/AP; PTI

Defending champion PV Sindhu breezed past Slovakia’s Martina Repiska 21-7, 21-9 to make a resounding start in the BWF World Championship here on Tuesday.

The fast-rising Lakshya Sen prevailed over 15th seeded Japanese Kenta Nishimoto 22-20, 15-21, 21-18 to progress to the pre-quarterfinals along with Kidambi Srikanth rallied to defeat Chinese Li Shi Feng 15-21, 21-18, 21-17.

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