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India Open: Sen and Nehwal make R16 exits

By V Shashank

Sen, Nehwal exit in second round

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The Indian badminton contingent received twin blows as both Lakshya Sen and Saina Nehwal exited in R16 of the ongoing Indian Open Super 750 on Thursday.

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Shocking results for the Indian contingent

Lakshya, a Commonwealth Games gold-winning medalist, lost to world number 20 Rasmus Gemke of Denmark 21-16, 15-21, 18-21. Meanwhile, Nehwal lost to Olympic champion Chen Yufei of China 9-21, 12-21.

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Satwiksairaj-Chirag withdraw ahead of second round

In men’s doubles, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty withdrew ahead of their second-round match against China's Yu Chen Liu and Xuan Yi Ou owing to the former's hip injury.

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