Saina Nehwal, who beat Sindhu en route to the Indonesia Masters final last week.Among the other Indians, Singapore Open champion B.The second seeded Indian will open against Hong Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu and if he can live up to expectations, there is every chance that he might face off top seed and defending champion Viktor Axelsen in the final, if the Dane too can continue his red-hot form.The tournament will also feature 2014 champion Kidambi Srikanth beginning his new season after missing last week’s Indonesia Masters.In the men’s doubles, Indonesia Masters semi-finalists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will meet Hong Kong’s Chang Tak Ching and Hee Chun Mak.The world championship silver medallist will be up against Denmark’s Natalia Rohde and barring any surprises, her real challenge will come in the form of former world champion Ratchanok Intanon in the semi-finals..Sindhu, on the other hand, has been simply sensational ever since her Olympic silver medal, clinching three titles and three silvers last season and has received top billing for the tournament here.S.V. Sai Praneeth will face Rajiv Ouseph of England in the opening round, Commonwealth Games’ gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap will begin his campaign against Hans-Kristian Vittinghus of Denmark and Ajay Jayaram will be pitted against Indonesia’s Tommy Sugiarto.Fourth seed Nehwal will start her campaign against Denmark’s Sofie Dahl and fifth seed Zhang Beiwen will be her likely opponent in the quarter-finals.Saina Nehwal, who beat Sindhu en route to the Indonesia Masters final last week, will look to keep her good run going after recovering from an ankle injury. Prannoy too was a revelation last season as he reached the semi-finals in Indonesia ratchet combination spanner and the French Open and won the US Open Grand Prix Gold and the senior nationals. Sindhu when the $350,000 India Open badminton tournament gets under way at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here on Tuesday. Saina Nehwal New Delhi: All eyes will be on in-form Saina Nehwal and defending champion P.World number 10 H.

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