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Rakshitha Sree Santosh Ramraj: Top Indian hope, Malvika Bansod, male singles player Keyura Mopati and Rakshitha Sree Santosh Ramraj won their respective matches as Indian shuttlers made a good start in the Hylo Open 2024, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 300 event here on Tuesday.

Malvika, the sixth seed here, defeated Bulgaria's Hristomira Popovska in straight games 21-6, 21-17 in 32 minutes in the women's singles first round while compatriot Keyura Mopati also advanced by beating Miranda Wilson of Germany 21-15, 21-15 in another women's singles match on Court 1 at the Saarlandhalle Stadium here.

Another Indian female shuttler, Rakshitha Sree reached the women's singles second round with a 21-13, 21-19 victory over Yu Chen Hui of Chinese Taipei in 34 minutes on Court 2.