The world number 32 mixed doubles pair took just over an hour to remove American duo of Presley Smith and Jennie Gai, 145th in the world badminton rankings, 23-21, 17-21, 21-17
Kidambi, 31, had not featured in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) tour circuit since his injury during the Singapore Open back in May. Now, as per Olympics.com, he returned as a sixth-seed for the BWF Super 300 event. He defeated Daniil Dubovenko by 21-14, 21-15.
Indian badminton players Priyanshu Rajawat and Lakshya Sen advanced to the second round of the Indonesia Open 2024 BWF Super 1000 tournament in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Indian shuttler and two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu advanced to the pre-quarterfinal round of the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament on Wednesday