Sindhu, Saina crash out of Japan Open in the 2nd round
Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal crashed out of the Japan Open in the second round after losing to Japan's Nozomi Okuhara and Spain's Carolina Marin respectively on Thursday. Nozomi beat Sindhu in straight sets in their ninth meeting and their most recent, after the Korea Open final. Saina also lost in straight sets to Rio gold medalist Marin.