Tokyo Olympics badminton: PV Sindhu makes rollicking start, eases past Ksenia Polikarpova
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Reigning world champion PV Sindhu opened her Olympic campaign with an easy straight-game win over Israel’s Ksenia Polikarpova in the women’s singles group J match in Tokyo on Sunday. The 26-year-old Indian, seeded sixth, beat the 58th ranked Polikarpova 21-7, 21-10 in a lop-sided opening match. The world number seven Indian will next play Hong Kong’s world number 34 Cheung Ngan Yi in the group stage.