While the focus will remain on two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, who will be participating in her first event after he marriage, home hopes will also rest on Lakshya Sen in men's singles and Asian Games gold medallist Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in men's doubles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
As things stand now, Lakshya Sen will now take Ginting\u2019s place in the draw and hence will face Chun Yi Lin of Chinese Taipei in the opening round. Srikanth will take on China\u2019s Hong Yang Weng while Kiran George will open his campaign against Yushi Tanaka of Japan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the women\u2019s draw, Sindhu will move to Busnan Ongbamrungphan\u2019s place in the draw and will now face Shuo Yun Sung of Chinese Taipei in the first round. There will still be an all-Indian clash in the opening round with Anupama Upadhyaya now facing Rakshita Sree SR. Having taken their time by spending time away from the circuit, the top stars of Indian badminton are set to unleash their best on home turf as the India Open 2025 kicks off at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall at the Indira Gandhi Arena here from Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The prestigious event, which is part of the BWF World Tour Super 750 series, has attracted the world\u2019s best badminton players including the likes of Olympic champions Viktor Axelsen and An Se-Young among others.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sindhu, the 2017 champion, took a long break after the Paris Olympics before returning to the circuit at the end of the year. She also got married in December and is looking forward to making a strong statement with her performance here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThis will be my first tournament after marriage and also in the new year. So, everything is new and I want to give my best in the competition in front of the home fans\u2026 After the Paris Olympics, I wanted some time to recover physically and emotionally, and the break has helped me get back rejuvenated,\u201d said Sindhu at the launch press conference of the India Open 2025 on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Apart from Sindhu, Indian badminton fans will be hoping that Commonwealth Games gold medallists and last edition's runners-up, Satwik and Chirag, add another India Open trophy to their tally.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Satwik and Chirag were out of action for a major part of 2024 after the Paris Games. They made a strong comeback in the Malaysia Open Super 1000 last week, reaching the semifinals, and are determined to repeat their 2022 India Open title-winning performance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe shoulder injury has been on and off. But I also had a back injury after the Paris Olympics which took time to recover from. But now I am fine and have no problems,\u201d said Satwik and Chirag.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe last time we came here was after playing the final of the Malaysia Open and reached the final here. This time also we have started (the year) with a semi-final in Malaysia and want to improve on last year\u2019s results,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe shoulder injury has been on and off. But I also had a back injury after the Paris Olympics which took time to recover from. But now I am fine and have no problems,\u201d said Satwik and Chirag.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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