India Open 2022 LIVE - Sindhu, Srikanth start with smooth wins — Blog, Updates, Scores, Results

No sweat broken, Kidambi Srikanth advances!

Kidambi Srikanth has no trouble taming Siril Verma in just 34 minutes to seal the first-round match and move ahead, 21-17, 21-10! Let's go champ!

Kidambi at the net is a thing of beauty!

Kidambi Srikanth brings Siril Verma to the net for some fun netplay and the former World No. 1's skills are smooth - he leads 17-8!

Easy-peasy for Kidambi Srikanth, he takes the mid-game interval lead in Game 2!

Kidambi Srikanth makes a few costly errors now and then but apart from that, he is looking really confident.

Srikanth leads Game 2 quite nicely at 13-5!

Into Game 2, Kidambi Srikanth with the momentum!

Siril Verma's body language is a little dejected after that close first game loss but Kidambi looks sharp as ever, charging with his cross-court smashes - Srikanth leads 6-1 in the second game.

Phew, good fight from Siril Verma but Kidambi Srikanth takes opening game!

All is well again as Kidambi Srikanth manages to take back control just in the nick of time to take the first game in 18 minutes, 21-17! Let's gooo!the 

Kidambi Srikanth is making precious errors

Siril Verma has stepped up his game meanwhile and is doing a great job at covering up - only a 3 point difference separating them now as Srikanth leads at 20-17!

Kidambi Srikanth takes the lead in the mid-game interval!

No sweat broken for Kidambi Srikanth here as he takes a comfortable lead at 12-7 now.

Resistance from Siril Verma as he attempts to close the gap!

Kidambi Srikanth looks good on-court today and is moving well but Siril Verma is looking for corners too - the former World No. 1 leads 9-7 in the opening game!

Powerful start for the top-seeded Indian!

And with that - we begin! Kidambi Srikanth fires in early and takes a 4-1 lead!

Next up - Kidambi Srikanth vs Siril Verma!

We hope you've settled in by now as we have the World Championship silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth who will be going up next against Siril Verma now!

This will be the first match for Srikanth after his big triumph at Huelva, Spain! Let's gooo!