Indian shuttlers H S Prannoy and B Sai Praneeth advanced to the men’s singles second round of the French Open Super Series today.
US Open champion Prannoy sent packing Korea’s Lee Hyun Il 21-15, 21-17. Praneeth beat Thailand’s Khosit Phetpradab 21-13, 21-23, 21-19.
Praneeth is likely to meet three- time Olympic silver medallist and current World No. 7 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia. Prannoy will face Denmark’s Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus next.
Mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy however suffered a 15-21, 12-21 loss to fourth seeded Indonesians Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir.
