Pusarla, Intanon Seek India Open Turnaround
After early setbacks at the Yonex All England, two past winners of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2019 are keen to re-establish their winning form in New Delhi.
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Both Ratchanok Intanon – who won the India Open in 2013 and 2016 – and Pusarla V Sindhu, who was champion here in 2017, suffered unexpected first round exits at their last tournament. But both were hopeful of finding their winning touch on a stage where they have excelled in the past.
“I felt bad about it because I had practised hard. I lost in the All England because of my unforced errors,” said Pusarla.
“I went back and I had another couple of weeks of training. Now I am back here at the India Open. I hope I do much better. I had a few weeks to train and I’m all set. I was the 2017 winner and last year I was the runner-up. But I hope this time I get the title once again,” said the second seed, who will face Hong Kong’s Joy Deng Xuan in the second round.