Sindhu was playing her first-round match when her opponent Yvonne Li from Germany retired in the first game itself. Sindhu was leading 21-10 and won the match by walkover.
The All England Open tournament is a Badminton World Federation World 1000 event and the most prestigious tournament of the entire BWF World Tour calendar
It was Saina Nehwal's first competition since the Indonesia Masters in January. The German Open, All England Open, Swiss Open, and Madrid Spain Masters competitions were all missed by the Olympic medalist
The Indian pair had bowed out of the tournament at the same stage during the last edition as well when they lost to China's Shu Xian Zhang and Yu Zheng
The world No. 17 Indian pair had reached the semi-finals of the last edition of the All England Open as well but lost to China's Shu Xian Zhang and Yu Zheng
Current World No. 19 Lakshya Sen, who had lost to Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in the All England Open final last year, lost 21-13, 21-15 to world No. 18 Antonsen in the round of 16 of the BWF Super 1000 event.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 22 (ANI): After putting up a spirited show in the finals at the All England Open Championship, Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen expressed gratitude towards his parents and coaches and said that he wants to continue his good form in future tournaments as well.