Indonesia Open: Lakshya Sen, Kidambi advance to second round

Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen advanced to the second round of the Indonesia Open by defeating Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia on Wednesday. Lakshya defeated the Malaysian player 21-17, 21-13. Kidambi Srikanth also advanced to the second round as he defeated Lu Guang Zu in two straight games by 21-13, 21-19. Priyanshu Rajawat also received an entry into the second round after Kunlavut Vitidsarn gave him a walkover. In the women’s singles competition, Aakarshi Kashyap crashed out of the competition after losing to An se Young 21-10, 21-04. Indonesia Open started on June 13 and will go on till June 18.