Denmark Open: Sindhu made a comeback against China's Han Yu and reached the quarterfinals

By Sandy Verma On Oct 18, 2024

Copenhagen�कोपेनहेगन : India's two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu made a spectacular comeback against China's Han Yu in the quarter-finals of the ongoing Denmark Open badminton tournament in Odense on Thursday. According to Olympic.com, world number 18 Sindhu lost the first game to world number 7 Chinese player, but bounced back to win 18-21, 21-12, 21-16 in one hour and three minutes. . After a 4–4 tie, Han took the lead with five consecutive points in the first game. Sindhu saved four game points in the end, but Han was able to take the lead and take the first game.

In the second game, Sindhu turned the tables, put pressure on her opponent from the very beginning and won easily, taking the match to a thrilling decider. The third game was very close. Han, who won the Hong Kong and Arctic Opens this year, had a four-point lead at the mid-game interval. However, Sindhu made a comeback and won four consecutive points. At one point, Han was leading 16-15, but from there the Indian player won the next six points easily to turn the match in her favour, taking her head-to-head record against Han to 7-1.

Sindhu's next opponent in the quarterfinals on Friday will be world No. 8 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung or local shuttler Mia Blichfeld. Sindhu is the last remaining Indian player in the tournament, with Lakshya Sen and Malvika Bansod having exited in the first round.
(ANI)