Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSindhu has not looked her usual self as she failed to reach\na single final so far this season and has made it to only two semi-finals in\nsix tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fifth seeded Indian will have her first final of the\nseason in sight when she opens against Japan’s Aya Ohori Wednesday. However, it\nwill be easier said than done as another Japanese Nozomi Okuhara stands on her\nway to the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It has not been really great. I think I have to do\nmuch better. I have worked on mental as well as physical fitness. I have been\nworking out on my skills a lot more,” Sindhu had said recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saina Nehwal, the only Indian to win a title this season at\nMalaysia Masters earlier in the year, has been suffering from multiple injuries\nand will not feature in the prestigious tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In men’s singles, world no 9 Kidambi Srikanth, who was\nsidelined by a knee injury ahead of the Sudirman Cup, will also test his form\nand fitness when he opens against Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Srikanth had reached the finals at India Open this season\nand he would look to put another good performance at a tournament, which he had\nwon in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B Sai Praneeth, who has looked in good touch having reached\nthe finals at Swiss Open, will be up against Hong Kong’s Wong Wing Ki Vincent,\nwhile HS Prannoy will face an imposing task of taming second seed China’s Shi\nYu Qi Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy\nwill meet Malaysian combo of Vivian Hoo and Yap Cheng Wen, while men’s doubles\ncombination of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will take on Malaysian\npair of Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Sikki will\nface Netherlands’ Robin Tabeling and Selena Piek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indian shuttlers didn’t set the stage on fire this season\nwith just Saina winning a title and chief coach Pullela Gopichand blamed it on\nthe number of injuries, and hoped they would do well in the second half of the\nyear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It has been tough this season. The busy schedule and a\nfew injuries to key players have taken a toll. But I am hopeful in the next\nthree weeks, we will get some good results,” Gopichand said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We had a change in the coaching system with new\ncoaches coming in. The players had a good three weeks training, so we hope for\nsome good results in the coming events, starting with Indonesia,” he\nadded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About PV Sindhu<\/strong>
Awards: Padma Shri, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, MORE
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