PV Sindhu is one step behind from the final of Singapore Open 2022. She beat Han Yue of China in the quarterfinals to make to the semifinals of BWF Super 500 event on Friday. She defeated Han by 17-21, 21-11, 21-19 to secure her place to the semifinals.
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Sindhu made a slow start and trailed her Chinese opponent 14-11 before scoring four back-to-back points to take the lead. Han, however, continued to trouble PV Sindhu with her deft touches and went on to win the first game. The second game also started as a nail-biting clash. Sindhu went on the offensive but Han Yue stayed on her coat-tails. But with the score at 14-11, the world No. 7 stepped up and took the next seven points to force a decider.
In the third and last game, Han raced to a 14-9 lead and put the Indian shuttler on the backfoot. Sindhu, however, dug deep and turned the tables with a flurry of seven points and proceeded to wrap up the match in one hour and two minutes. Sindhu will face next Saena Kawakami of Japan in the semi-final of Singapore Open 2022.
The Hyderabadi girl became India's first female athletes to make history by winning two consecutive Olympics medals. She entered the Tokyo Olympics as the sixth seed. Sindhu gave a moment to make the country proud by winning bronze. But since the Olympics, Sindhu's form has been a little out of tune. Specially Taiwan's Tai Tzu Ying seems to have become the biggest opponent of her. But Sindhu is determined and focused about her campaign to build herself up ahead of the Commonwealth Games, which will start from 28th July.
later in the day, Saina Nehwal will face Aya Ohori of Japan to make to the semifinals.