It was a good start for India on the opening day of the US Open Grand Prix Gold in Canada with 6 of the 7 Men’s Singles shuttlers progressing through to the second round of the competition.
HS Prannoy had an easy outing against Clavin Lin, beating him 21-7 21-6 while reigning Canada Open champion Sai Praneeth also breezed past Henri Huskainen in straight games 21-13 21-12.
RMV Gurusaidutt also had a comfortable opening round match, winning 21-8 21-13 against Phillips Jap of United States while Pratul Joshi and Anand Pawar also registered easy wins in their first round matches.
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The only black spot on the day was the loss of Harsheel Dani, who was defeated in straight games by Misha Zilberman 21-18 21-18. Ajay Jayaram got a walkover in his first round match.
The second day’s action will see the Women;s Singles players take to the court as well as the second round matches for the Men’s Singles contenders.
