Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag enter Round of 16 at Japan Open 2025; Sindhu, Unnati exit early

Lakshya Sen and the men’s doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the Round of 16 at the Japan Open 2025 with straight-game wins. PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda exited early after first-round defeats in women’s singles.

Hyderabad: India’s top men’s singles and doubles contenders advanced to the Round of 16 at the Japan Open 2025, with Lakshya Sen and the duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty notching straight-game victories in their opening matches on Wednesday.

Sen produced a composed performance to defeat China’s Wang Zheng Xing 21-11, 21-18, setting up a second-round clash with Japanese star and home favourite Kodai Naraoka.

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In men’s doubles, Satwik and Chirag made a strong start to their campaign, easing past South Korea’s Kang Min-hyuk and Ki Dong-ju 21-18, 21-10 to move into the last 16.

Elsewhere, PV Sindhu and Unnati Hooda bowed out in the opening round of the women’s singles.