China Open 2025: PV Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag, Unnati Hooda march into second round

PV Sindhu and Satwik-Chirag shine at China Open 2025 with opening round wins.

India endured a mixed set of results across July 22 and 23 at the China Open 2025, with key wins in singles and men’s doubles offset by early exits in the women’s doubles draw. PV Sindhu and the pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty ensured India remained in contention moving forward.

While PV Sindhu bounced back from a second-game slump to register a hard-fought win, Satwik and Chirag cruised through with a dominant opening round win. However, all three Indian women’s doubles pairs crashed out after losing their respective first-round encounters in straight games.

The opening rounds have set the tone for India’s campaign, now hinging on the experienced shoulders of Sindhu and the dynamic men’s doubles duo as they head into tougher draws.

The Indian duo of Amrutha Pramuthesh and Sonali Singh struggled to match the pace of Taiwan’s Hsieh Pie Shan and Hung En-Tzu in their opening round.

Kavipriya Selvam and Simran Singhi showed flashes of potential but were unable to maintain rhythm against the American pair of Lauren Lam and Allison Lee. The Indians stayed competitive in both games but struggled with unforced errors and service returns at crucial junctures, bowing out in straight games.

The Panda sisters, Rutaparna Panda and Swetaparna Panda, were India’s last hope in women’s doubles, but their campaign ended early too, as they lost to the Hong Kong duo Yeung Nga Ting and Yeung Pui Lama. The match, played on Wednesday, saw the Indian pair trailing from the start.

Despite better defence in the second game, they could not get the breakthroughs needed to force a decider. India’s top women’s singles star PV Sindhu started her China Open 2025 journey with a hard-fought three-game win over Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki.

Sindhu dominated the first game with attacking clarity but slipped in the second as unforced errors crept in. Regrouping in the decider, she displayed her trademark composure and court coverage to seal the match and move into the second round.

The in-form Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwik and Chirag put on a clinical show in their opening round. Facing Japan’s Kenya Mitsuhashi and Hiroki Okamura, the world No. 3 duo barely broke a sweat as they powered their way to a 21-13, 21-9 victory. Their attacking flair and control at the net were too much for the Japanese pair to handle.

India’s results at China Open 2025 (July 22-23)

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