Even before PV Sindhu and K Srikanth could continue their winning run at the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold Championship on Thursday, young Gregoria Mariska caused the first major upset of the event. “I kept playing my natural game and even after losing the first one, I didn’t lose confidence,” said Mariska. “Winning against a seeded player is a big boost.”For top seeded Sindhu, it was another day at work. Sindhu meets qualifier Vaidehji Chaudhary, who defeated another Indian qualifier Smit Toshniwal 21-13, 21-12. The third seeded Srikanth continued to have it easy, scripting a straight-game win over local boy Ansal Yadav 21-15, 21-16.

Source: Hindustan Times January 26, 2017 15:56 UTC