PARIS: Sameer Verma registered an upset win over Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia to advance to the second round of the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Wednesday.
The unseeded Verma beat sixth-seeded Ginting 21-15 21-23 22-20 in a hard-fought first round match that lasted one hour and 17 minutes. Verma thus avenged Ginting for his loss in the Swiss Open in March. The head-to-head record stood at 2-2 after Wednesday's win by Verma.