IMAGE: PV Sindhu suffered her maiden loss to Hsu Wen-chi of Chinese Taipei. Photograph: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters
India's ace shuttler P V Sindhu went down to Hsu Wen-chi of Chinese Taipei in the first round of the Indonesia Open on Wednesday, making a stunning early exit from the BWF Super 1000 tournament.
It what was her maiden loss to Wen-chi. the two-time Olympic medallist and a former world champion, Sindhu lost the contest 15-21, 21-15, 14-21.
The Taiwanese shuttler took an hour and 10 minutes to beat the Commonwealth Games gold medallist.
In a women's doubles round of 32 match, the Indian duo of Rutaparna Panda and Swetaparna Panda lost to Korea's sixth-seeded pair of Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong 12-21, 9-21.
