P V Sindhu, India’s celebrated badminton star, suffered an unexpected defeat in the first round of the Indonesia Open. Facing Hsu Wen-chi of Chinese Taipei, Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, and former world champion, lost a hard-fought women’s singles match 15-21, 21-15, 14-21. This marks Sindhu’s first defeat against Wen-chi, who clinched victory after an hour and 10 minutes of intense play, eliminating the Commonwealth Games gold-medallist from the BWF Super 1000 tournament.