PV Sindhu beats Japan's Akane Yamaguchi, advances to semifinals

Sports    30-Jul-2021
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Tokyo, July 30: India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu reached the semi-finals of the women's singles event after defeating Japan's number four seed Akane Yamaguchi in the quarterfinals here on Friday. Sindhu defeated Yamaguchi 21-13, 22-20. The quarterfinal clash between Sindhu and Yamaguchi lasted for 56 minutes.
 
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In a match of strong smashes and long rallies, it was a game about utter survival till the end. The first game was more close than the scoreline suggested and Sindhu had to bring out the best in her to win it 21-13.
 
 
 
The scoreline in the first game might not indicate how closely it was fought, but Yamaguchi made her fight for every point. The star Indian shuttler was just one more game away from progressing to the semi-finals.

Yamaguchi made Sindhu toil hard in the second game, and for every point, the Indian shuttler had to be at her best. Sindhu has a five-point lead in the first half however the Japanese found her way to equal the scoreline. there was a 54-shot rally between Sindhu and Yamaguchi and it lasted for one minute and two seconds.
 
In the end, the number six seed Sindhu ended up winning the match in straight games. Now, Sindhu will face either Thailand's Intanon Ratchanok or Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying in the semifinal.