Medal contenders Satwik-Chirag, Sen make confident start in Paris

PARIS: Medal contenders Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty signalled their intention with an easy straight-game victory in their opening group stage men’s doubles match after singles ace Lakshya Sen got his maiden Olympic campaign underway on a winning note here on Saturday.

The third-seeded duo of Satwik-Chirag, the reigning Asian Games champions, notched up a 21-17 21-14 win against the French pair of Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar in a Group C match while Sen beat Tokyo edition semifinalist Kevin Cordon of Guatemala 21-8 22-20 in a Group C contest of the men’s singles.

Satwik and Chirag will face Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Seidel of Germany in their second match on Monday.