Badminton News: Saina Nehwal, Lakshya Sen lead Indian challenge at Saarlorlux Open

Shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Lakshya Sen will lead the Indian challenge at the Saarlorlux Open Super Tour 100 tournament beginning in SaarLorLux, Germany. Saina will be looking to add to her title wins for the year with her last victory coming way back in January at the Indonesia Masters. Top seed in the women's singles category, Saina will start her campaign against Germany's Fabienne Deprez. Saina had broken a string of first-round exits at the French Open by reaching the quarterfinal, where she lost to Korea's teen star and eventual champion An Se Young. Lakshya Sen has received a bye in the first round and will begin his campaign against the winner of the first round match between Eetu u Heino and Elias Bracke. He will be looking to win his third title this season, having already secured wins at the Belgian International and the Dutch Open.