Double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu crashed out of the Indonesia Masters Super 750 badminton event after a straight-game loss within the semi-finals towards Japanese high seed Akane Yamaguchi on Saturday.
Even although Sindhu had a greater report of 12-7 towards the visiting Japanese shuttler in Friday’s encounter, successful each the conferences this yr, the Indian was no match for her opponent, dropping 13-219. – In 21 one-sided duels that lasted simply 32 minutes.
Sindhu, seeded third, was not at her finest and was trailing her Japanese rival from the beginning in each the video games.
In the second recreation, Sindhu briefly held the lead earlier than Yamaguchi overcame her opponent and turned the difficulty in her favor.
The Japanese will now tackle the winner of the second semi-final between fourth seed An Seyong and Thailand’s Fittayaporn Chaiwan.
India’s problem on this occasion now rests on Kidambi Srikanth, who will tackle third seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark within the males’s singles semi-finals later within the day.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
