Spain Masters Super 300: Another chance for PV Sindhu to find her groove, Satwik-Chirag eye deep run

For the first time since November 2016, PV Sindhu is not a top-10 women’s singles player. It’s an incredible achievement to have been in the world’s top 10 for as long as she has, reaching as high as No 2 for 11 weeks. But this week, she is No 11 in the world. Sindhu’s 2022 had started with a semifinal run at India Open, a title at Syed Modi International, and another title at the Swiss Open. While those points have not been defended, now perhaps is the chance to start afresh once again without that baggage.

In Madrid, she is in the bottom half of a draw that is not exactly loaded with the top-tier talent. Sure some tricky tests await but, if Sindhu is anywhere in the vicinity of her best, she has a solid chance at making it deep and even all the way to the final. And there, we could, if all goes per seeding, have a blockbuster title clash with Carolina Marin as the top seed in her home event.

Both Sindhu and freshly-crowned Swiss Open doubles champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are second seeds in their respective categories at the Spain Masters Super 300 that began on Tuesday with qualification and a...

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