Sindhu in Syed Modi’s closing after retiring halfway between Kosetskaya of Russia

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Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu superior to the ladies’s singles closing of the Syed Modi International badminton event after her fifth-seeded Russian rival Evgenia Kosetskaya made a comeback within the semi-finals right here on Saturday.

Top seed Sindhu gained the primary sport simply 21-11, earlier than Kosetskaya clinched the second ladies’s singles semi-final match.

Former world champion Sindhu will tackle compatriot Malvika Bansod within the closing to be held on Sunday.

Malvika defeated one other Indian, Anupama Upadhyay, 19-21 21-19 21-7 in a three-game match.

It was anticipated to be a straightforward outing for Sindhu by way of kind, world rankings in addition to face-to-face data.

Ranked seventh within the BWF rankings, Sindhu had overwhelmed world quantity 28 Kosetskaya twice earlier than Saturday’s bout, and the Indian ace as soon as once more got here on prime to increase her dominant file towards the Russian.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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