By Our Special Correspondent
Former India world number one Uber loses action in Uber Cup 1 Saina Nehwal returns to the circuit with the Indonesian Masters, the Super 500 event on the BWF World Tour. June 7-12 in Jakarta.
Saina, who missed out on a place in the Uber Cup squad due to her absence from trials organized by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) in April, will start the Indonesian Masters campaign with Denmark's Line hozmark Kjersfeld. Saina is ranked 23rd in the world, while her Danish rival is ranked 33rd.
If she can beat Kjersfeld, Saina will face old rival and 2016 Olympic gold medalist Carolina Marin of Spain. Marin, the third seed, began her campaign with a qualifier at the Indonesian Masters.
PV Sindhu, another Indian who participated in the main draw of this USD 360,000 Prize Money Event, will also launch her campaign against Danish player - Line Christopher . The fourth seed reached the semifinals of the Indus Thailand Open, having previously lost to Yu Fei Chen of China on the circuit.
In the men's singles, four Indians - Lakshyasena, HS Pranay, Sameer Verma and Parupalli Kashyap reached the main draw. World Championship bronze medalist Lakshya, who helped.
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