Double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu has reached the finals of the Japan Open Super 750 badminton tournament. In the semi-finals, she faced Chen Yufei of China. Olympic champion Yufei withdrew from the match due to a hamstring injury, giving Sindhu a chance to play the Japan Open final for the first time.
When Yufei left the court, Sindhu was leading 21-19, 15-10. With this, Sindhu also broke the streak of 5 consecutive defeats against Yufei. He has made it to the finals of a tournament after more than two years. She last played the final of the Syed Modi International Tournament. Sindhu was the runner-up in the 2024 Malaysia Open Super 500 tournament.
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Will Sindhu end her title drought?
After the match, Sindhu said, ‘I am happy that I could reach the final. For me, every match is like the first match, especially today’s match. It was important to maintain focus from the beginning, as every point counts against top-ranked players. I maintained my focus and my coach was also saying the same again and again.
He further said, ‘I had taken the lead in the first game but it came very close, after which it was important to maintain focus. Many times, losing points after moving ahead leads to disappointment. A lot is going on in the mind. Sindhu last won the Singapore Open Super 500 title in 2022. Now she will face Akane Yamaguchi of Japan to end the title drought.
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