PV Sindhu moves up to career-best 7th, Nehwal back in top-10

PV Sindhu won her maiden Super Series title at the China Open last month which saw her enter the top 10 rankings to 9th last week. The 21-year-old finished runner-up at the Hong Kong Open last week before pulling out of the Macau Open. Despite this, she gained two places from her previous position to achieve her career-best ranking of seventh in the latest BWF world rankings released on Friday.

Former world No 1 Nehwal had slipped five places to 11th last week following her defeat in the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open before climbing back into the top-10 despite losing in the quarterfinals of the Macau Open on Thursday. The 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist was returning to competitive action after undergoing a knee surgery in September.

In men’s, Kidambi Srikanth, who pulled out of the Macau Open due to an injury, slipped a place to 13, while Hong Kong Open finalist Sameer Verma jumped 13 places to 30.

In doubles, the pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy slipped a place to 23.