Singapore Open: PV Sindhu advances to final, eyes maiden Super 500 title of this year
Other Sports | July 16, 2022 13:16 ISTThe Indian Shuttler Sindhu had claimed two Super 300 titles at Syed Modi International and Swiss Open this year.
The Indian Shuttler Sindhu had claimed two Super 300 titles at Syed Modi International and Swiss Open this year.
This was Sindhu's first semifinal entry since the Thailand Open in May
Saina Nehwal and the men's doubles duo of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila are also in the fray later in the day.
Malaysia Masters: A week after getting defeated by the Tai Tzu Ying at Malaysia Open, the two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu failed once again.
After these two losses, the Indian challenge in the Super 750 event ended.
The moment of the day came when PV Sindhu who is the first-ever Indian woman to win two Olympic medals was captured with the stylish star, Allu Arjun in the same frame. Take a look!
PV Sindhu lost to world number four and Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei in the semifinals of the Thailand Open.
The 26-year-old lost her momentum after that incident, losing 21-13 19-21 16-21 to eventually sign off with a bronze medal.
PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal fought off strong challenge from their opponents before winning their respective opening matches, but it was curtains for Lakshya Sen and B Sai Praneeth in Badminton Asia Championships.
The seventh seed Sindhu, a 2019 World Champion, lost 14-21 21-15 14-21 to Zhang in a match that lasted 55 minutes.
Sindhu, seeded seventh, will open her campaign against Thailand's world no 11 Busanan Ongbamrungphan this week.
The top seed Indian easily pocketed the first game 21-11 before Kosetskaya conceded the second women's singles semifinal match.
The 26-year-old from Hyderabad will look to set the record straight against the left-handed Thai, who had beaten the Indian last week.
The 26-year-old from Hyderabad, who lost in the semifinals at India Open Super 500 last week, thrashed Tanya 21-9 21-9 in a lop-sided contest at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium.
The 26-year-old Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, was well on course to win her first title since the 2019 World Championship triumph last week before left-hander Supanida Katethong of Thailand shattered her hopes with a three-game win at the India Open.
Top seed Sindhu, a former world champion, got the better of compatriot Ashmita Chaliha 21-7 21-18 in 36 minutes, while Sen rallied his way to a hard-fought 14-21 21-9 21-14 victory over H S Prannoy in another all-Indian quarterfinals.
Former champion and 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Saina suffered a 17-21 9-21 straight game loss to compatriot Malvika Bansod.
Ashmita Chaliha upsets World No. 28 Kosetskaya in straight games to advance to the second round.
Also headlining the tournament will be newly-crowned world champion Loh Kean Yew along.
The-26-year-old former world champion was named alongside five others who will serve as members till 2025.
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