Seeded 3rd in the tournament, PV Sindhu received a bye in Round 1. India's top shuttler will now be locking horns with the Indonesian Fitriani Fitriani. She simply could not have asked for an easier opponent in her first encounter. PV is currently ranked 3rd in the world whereas her opponent stands at 41.
Fitriani Fitriani faced Bulgarian player Linda Zetchiri in Round 1 and won the encounter 21-10, 19-21, 21-13 to set up the Round 2 clash with PV Sindhu.
Sindhu's Indian compatriot Saina is already through to Round 3 after her win against Turkey's Aliye Demirbag in the Round 2 match yesterday.
The 2017 runners-up Sindhu will not have forgotten the nail-biting final which she lost to Nozomi Okuhara. The 23-year-old is on a mission and will look to make a mark in the mega-competition.
The Rio Olympic silver medallist has a good head-to-head record against her Indonesian opponent, winning all the 4 matches in their previous meetings, and is the favourite to move on to Round 3.