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China Open: After producing a stunning comeback to defeat world No. 18 Koki Watanabe in the opening round of the China Open, Indian shuttler HS Prannoy expressed surprise at his own performance, describing it as ‘unexpected’ and admitting that he felt lucky to be on the winning side.

Prannoy staged a remarkable comeback to defeat world No. 18 Watanabe 8-21, 21-16, 23-21 in the opening round of the China Open on Tuesday. He was trailing 2-11 in the deciding game before pulling off a comeback of the ages to wrap up the win.

"Unexpected, I would say. It doesn't go your way most of the times. I'm lucky to be on the winning side. You have to take all wins as they come. Yeah, I think at this point of my career, I think each and every win kind of matters out there. But I'm happy to be back on tour," Prannoy said of his gruelling win.