Indian shuttler PV Sindhu lost to local favourite Chen Yufei in a hard-fought second-round encounter at the China Open despite taking an early lead

Sindhu, who ended a two-year title drought by winning the Japan Open last week, had to dig deep before overcoming 18-year-old compatriot Unnati 21-14, 9-21, 21-10 in a hard-fought 56-minute women’s singles opening-round clash