Sidharth prevails over Kalia

CHANDIGARH, Oct 10: Sidharth Jain of Air-India overcame injury and Madhur Kalia of Delhi 6-15, 15-6, 15-3 in the men8217;s singles first-round match of the Senior Grand Prix Prize Money badminton tournament at the Bhim Stadium in Bhiwani today, according to report received here. Due to keen injury Sidharth lost the first game at 6-15 but rallied smartly to win the next two games without facing much trouble.

The results Men8217;s singles first round: Ravinder Singh AI bt Vijay Khanna AP 15-10, 15-6, Jaison Xavier Ker bt Mohd Salim Pb 15-7, 15-5, Vikrant Patwardhan Mah bt Mayur Ghakkar Rly 15-13, 15-4, Sushant Saxena UP bt Harish Chander Rlys 15-6, 15-6, Parveen Gahlawat Del bt Sanket Shetty Mah 7-15, 15-5, 15-8.