Two-time World Championship bronze medallist and ninth seed at Rio, PV Sindhu thrashed Laura Sarosi of Hungary 21-8, 21-9 in the women’s singles competition.
The match lasted just 27 minutes.
In the first set, the 21-year-old Indian initially took a strong lead of 8-1. After the mid-set break, Sindhu’s domination continued as she clinched it 21-8 in 13 minutes.
In the second set, the Hungarian initially played well before the Indian managed a 11-6 lead at the break.
Sindhu then took six points on the trot building a strong 17-6 lead before conceding two points but established her supremacy to bag the game 21-9 in 14 minutes.
She will play against Glasgow Commonwealth Games champion Li Michelle of Canada on 14 August to complete the preliminary group matches.
(With inputs from PTI and IANS.)
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