<p>Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu made yet another first round exit as she lost in straight games to Zhang Yi Man of China at the Japan Open here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Sindhu lost 12-21 13-21 in the match that lasted 32 minutes as she plunged into her seventh first round exit in 13 BWF World Tour events this year.<br /><br /><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/satwik-chirag-pair-achieves-career-best-world-no-2-ranking-1240457.html">Satwik-Chirag pair achieves career-best world no. 2 ranking</a></strong></p>.<p>The former world champion has been a shadow of her past self after her injury rehabilitation and has dropped to world No. 17 after a series of first round exits. She has been error-prone and struggling to finish points even against lower-ranked players.</p>.<p>Recently, Sindhu has come under the guidance of high-profile new coach Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, the 2003 All-England champion, and is hoping to change her fortunes for the better.</p>.<p>Sindhu had beaten world number 18 Zhang in the Malaysian Open quarterfinals in May this year but the Chinese avenged that defeat and also made the lifetime win-loss record to 3-2 against the Indian.</p>.<p>While Sindhu has been struggling, the in-form doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had no such issues as the two beat the Indonesian pair of Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin 21-16 11-21 21-13</p>.<p>to move into the second round.</p>.<p>Seeded third in the tournament, Satwik and Chirag, who won Korean Open title on Sunday, will face the Denmark duo of Jeppe Bay and Lasse Molhede in the second round.</p>.<p>Lakshya Sen also made a winning start to the BWF Super 750 tournament with a 21-15 12-21 24-22 win over compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat. He faces Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan in the second round.</p>.<p>But in another men's singles first round, Mithun Manjunath lost to</p>.<p>Weng Hong Yang of China 21-13 22-24 18-21 in a hard-fought match that could have gone either way. The match lasted one hour and 25 minutes.</p>
<p>Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu made yet another first round exit as she lost in straight games to Zhang Yi Man of China at the Japan Open here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Sindhu lost 12-21 13-21 in the match that lasted 32 minutes as she plunged into her seventh first round exit in 13 BWF World Tour events this year.<br /><br /><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/satwik-chirag-pair-achieves-career-best-world-no-2-ranking-1240457.html">Satwik-Chirag pair achieves career-best world no. 2 ranking</a></strong></p>.<p>The former world champion has been a shadow of her past self after her injury rehabilitation and has dropped to world No. 17 after a series of first round exits. She has been error-prone and struggling to finish points even against lower-ranked players.</p>.<p>Recently, Sindhu has come under the guidance of high-profile new coach Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, the 2003 All-England champion, and is hoping to change her fortunes for the better.</p>.<p>Sindhu had beaten world number 18 Zhang in the Malaysian Open quarterfinals in May this year but the Chinese avenged that defeat and also made the lifetime win-loss record to 3-2 against the Indian.</p>.<p>While Sindhu has been struggling, the in-form doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had no such issues as the two beat the Indonesian pair of Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin 21-16 11-21 21-13</p>.<p>to move into the second round.</p>.<p>Seeded third in the tournament, Satwik and Chirag, who won Korean Open title on Sunday, will face the Denmark duo of Jeppe Bay and Lasse Molhede in the second round.</p>.<p>Lakshya Sen also made a winning start to the BWF Super 750 tournament with a 21-15 12-21 24-22 win over compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat. He faces Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan in the second round.</p>.<p>But in another men's singles first round, Mithun Manjunath lost to</p>.<p>Weng Hong Yang of China 21-13 22-24 18-21 in a hard-fought match that could have gone either way. The match lasted one hour and 25 minutes.</p>