Olympic silver medallist Sindhu beat Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-7 21-7 in a one-sided summit clash in Basel, Switzerland, to clinch her and India's maiden gold in the World Championships.
Sindhu defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in straight games 21-7, 21-7 to lift the women's singles title in Basel, Switzerland.
Andhra Pradesh CM wished that the Hyderabad girl's winning streak continues.
"This means a lot, it is a big win. I had lost in the finals in the last two editions," said Sindhu in an on-court interview after the match.
PM Modi said in a tweet that the "stupendously talented" Sindhu's success will "inspire generations of players."
It was Sindhu's fifth World Championships medal -- joint-most for a woman singles player with former Olympics and world champion Zhang Ning of China -- to go with the two successive silvers and a couple of bronze medals.
PV Sindhu dominated the show and beat Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 to clinch maiden gold in BWF World Championships final.
PV Sindhu reached her third consecutive BWF World Championship final after beating World No. 3 Chen Yufei 21-7 21-14 in the semi-finals.
Sindhu will face either 2013 world champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand or 2017 winner Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the summit clash on Sunday.
The 24-year-old Indian, an Olympic silver medallist, will take on the winner of the match between China's Chen Yu Fei and Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt on Saturday.
PV Sindhu will take on Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu-ying in a much-anticipated women's singles quarterfinal contest at the BWF World Championships.
Srikanth lost 14-21, 13-21 against Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand in the pre-quarterfinal match while Prannoy's campaign ended with a loss at the hands of world no. 1 Momota.
Sindhu, who had reached the finals of Indonesia Open last month, looked in good touch as she controlled the rallies and outsmarted Chinese Taipei's Pai Yu Po.
Sindhu has always managed to find her best form in the World Championships, producing stellar performances but she missed the trick in the summit clash twice.
PV Sindhu will once again be the biggest hope as she spearheads the country's challenge at the World Championship which begins in Basel, Switzerland on August 19.
Saina and Sindhu could face-off at the semifinals if they get past the initial rounds of the tournament.
Sindhu's total earnings of 5.5 million dollars tied her for 13th place with American tennis star and 2018 French Open and US Open runner up Madison Keys.
With total earnings of 5.5 million dollars, PV Sindhu is tied for the 13th place in The Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2019 list released by Forbes on Tuesday.
Among the men's singles shuttlers, Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma managed to hold on to their 10th and 13th spots in the latest rankings issued on Tuesday.
PV Sindhu, who reached the final in Indonesia Open but lost in the Japan Open quarterfinals last week, will not take the court in the Thailand Open main draw.
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