Days after losing the French Open final to world No. 1 An Se-young in three games, PV Sindhu is back on court. She is the second seed in women's singles at the Hylo Open in Saarbrücken, Germany, which runs from October 27 to November 1. Sindhu is ranked world No. 11.
Tournament details
- Level: BWF World Tour Super 500, total purse $500,000
- Singles champion: $37,500
- Singles first round: Wednesday, October 28, from 1:30 PM IST
- Finals: Sunday, November 1, from 5:30 PM IST
- Streaming: FanCode; on Eurosport from October 29
Sindhu's form
Sindhu won the Japan Open in July and has just reached the French Open final. Her first-round opponent here is Neslihan Arin of Turkey.
Other Indians
In men's singles, seventh seed and 2019 Hylo Open champion Lakshya Sen faces Finland's Joakim Oldorff, and eighth seed Ayush Shetty plays Su Li Yang of Chinese Taipei. HS Prannoy drew third seed and reigning world champion Alex Lanier of France. Tharun Mannepalli meets sixth seed Toma Junior Popov.
