In German open  badminton, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu suffered a shock defeat to lower-ranked Zhang Yi Man of China in the second round to bow out of the German Open Super 300 badminton tournament  today .

The seventh seed Sindhu, a 2019 World Champion, lost 14-21, 21-15, 14-21 to Zhang in a match that lasted 55 minutes.

 However , Kidambi Srikanth moves into the quarterfinals by beating world number 27  Lu Guang Zu. During the match he outclassed his Chinese opponent in three tight games, 21-16, 23-21, 21-18 in 67 minutes.