Sindhu Wins Opening Match at Malaysia Open

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu marked her return from a prolonged injury layoff with a straight-sets victory over Sung Shuo Yun of Chinese Taipei in the women's singles opening round of the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. The 30-year-old former world champion, ranked 18th in the world, prevailed 21-14, 22-20 in a 51-minute match to advance to the round of 16.

Sindhu, who had withdrawn from all Badminton World Federation World Tour events in October last year to recover from a foot injury, showed no signs of rust as she dominated the first game with an early 6-2 lead and maintained control throughout. The second game proved more challenging, with the 28-year-old Sung mounting pressure and leading 17-14 at one point. Sindhu fought back to level at 17-all and clinched the final two points from 20-all to secure the win. This marked her second victory over Sung, improving their head-to-head record to 2-0. She will next face world number nine Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan, against whom she holds a 1-1 record after defeating her at the 2025 China Masters.

In men's doubles, the Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, former world...