Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag Dominate Malaysia Open Opener After Injury Break

• PV Sindhu made a winning return after a foot injury, defeating Sung Shuo Yun 21-14, 22-20 in 51 minutes at the Malaysia Open Super 1000.
• The men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy advanced to the pre-quarterfinals, beating Yang Po Hsuan and Lee Che-huei 21-13, 21-15 in 35 minutes.
• Sindhu, a former world champion, overcame a 4-11 deficit in the second game to secure her victory.
• Indian mixed doubles pair Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto and women's doubles pairs Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand and Panda sisters lost their first-round matches.
• Sindhu will next face Japan's world number nine Tomoka Miyazaki, while Satwik-Chirag will play Malaysia's Junaidi Arif and Roy King Yap.

Why It Matters: Indian badminton stars Sindhu and Satwik-Chirag began Malaysia Open with strong wins.