DOUBLE Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen made it a double delight for India, claiming the women’s and men’s singles titles with straight-game victories in their respective finals of the Hylo Open Super 500 Badminton Tournament here on Sunday. Former world champion Sindhu, who won the Japan Open in July and finished runner-up at the French Open last week, displayed excellent control and precision in her strokeplay to register a commanding 21-12, 21-14 win over eighth seed and World No 25 Line Hojmark Kjærsfeldt of  Denmark in the 39-minute women’s singles final.

 

It was her second title of the season. Later in the day, Lakshya, who finished runner-up atAll England Championships earlier this year, outwitted Jonatan Christie 21- 17, 21-10 in the men’s singles final to complete a memorable double for India. Lakshya, who won the Australian Open and reached the finals at Hong Kong Open in 2025, came into the contest with a 3-4 head-to-head record against Jonatan Christie, whom he had defeated at the Paris Olympics.