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PV Sindhu crashes out of Korea Open after first-round loss to Beiwen Zhang

Beiwen Zhang scripted a comeback victory to knock PV Sindhu out of the Korea Open.

Reported by: India TV Sports Desk New Delhi Updated on: September 25, 2019 11:48 IST
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PV Sindhu has been knocked out of Korea Open following her first-round loss to USA's Beiwen Zhang in Incheon on Wednesday.

The current world champion lost to the world no.10 21-7, 22-24, 15-21 in a contest that lasted over an hour.

It was a tough loss for the reigning world champion as she had a match point in the second game. But the American hung in their and closed out the match comfortably eventually. With the win, Beiwen snapped a three-match losing streak against the Indian.

This was a second successive early exit for Sindhu. The 24-year-old had crashed out of the China Open World Tour Super 1000 badminton tournament as she went down fighting to Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong last week. 


(With inputs from IANS)

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