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PV Sindhu entered the finals of the Hong Kong Open
Continuing her glorious form, PV Sindhu entered the finals of the Hong Kong Open Super Series after posting a straight-game win over Akane Yamaguchi of Japan here on Friday. Second seed Sindhu got the better of the Japanese fifth seed 21-12, 21-19 in a contest that lasted 36 minutes. The Rio Olympic silver medallist will take on Ratchanok Intanon in Sunday’s summit clash.
Hong Kong: Continuing her glorious form, PV Sindhu entered the finals of the Hong Kong Open Super Series after posting a straight-game win over Akane Yamaguchi of Japan here on Friday. Second seed Sindhu got the better of the Japanese fifth seed 21-12, 21-19 in a contest that lasted 36 minutes. The Rio Olympic silver medallist will take on Ratchanok Intanon in Sunday’s summit clash.
Sindhu had an easy opening game as she dominated right from the word go. In the second game, the Japanese girl made a good comeback and kept pace with Sindhu. After being tied 8-8, Yamaguchi surged ahead to 14-8 at one stage. But the Indian clawed her way back into the game, managing to catch up with her Japanese rival at 18-18. The Hyderabad girl was then quick to grab the next two points to take a 20-18 lead before she wrapped up the match in style.
