HS Prannoy, Sen through to second round of India Open

LONDON : India’s HS Prannoy survived some anxious moments before advancing to the second round of the All England Championships after registering a straight-game win over Chinese Taipei’s Tzu Wei Wang in the men’s singles competition on Tuesday.

The World No. 9 Indian eked out a 21-19, 22-20 win over Wang in the 49-minute opening round clash to take his overall tally to 5-3 over the Taiwanese.

Later in the day, Prannoy’s compatriot Lakshya Sen edged Tien Chen Chou of Chinese Taipei 21-18, 21-19 in 49 minutes. Agencies

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