Madrid Spain Masters LIVE R16: Sindhu, Srikanth advance - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog

Arjun MR and Dhruv Kapila go down to the Japanese pair 16-21, 20-22.

The losing streak for India continues as the women's doubles pair of Sikki Reddy and Sara Sunil crash out with a straight game loss.

Arjun MR and Dhurv Kapila surrender the first game 16-21.

Two Indian doubles pair are in action simultaneously right now. In men's doubles Dhruv/Arjun are playing Nishida/Mezaki of Japan on court 1, while the women's doubles pair of Sikki Reddy/Sara Sunil are playing on court 3 against Japan's Hirokami/Kato.

Meanwhile Ashmita Chaliha has lost her women's singles contest against Yeo Jia Min. She goes down 15-21, 15-21 in just 29 minutes.

Sameer Verma is of no match to Japan's Kanta Tsuneyama as he goes down in straight games without even a fight.

Despite the early lead, Sameer Verma surrenders the first game 21-15. Once the Japanese shuttler found his rhythm, there was no looking back. 

Sameer Verma squanders the advantage to trail 10-11 at the first mid-game break. The Japanese shuttler leads for the first time in the match.

A good start for Sameer Verma as he opens up a 4-1 lead early on in the match.

Sameer Verma takes on Japan's Kanta Tsuneyama in men's singles R16 up next.