PV Sindhu: India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu created history, won Japan Open for the first time

PV Sindhu wins Japan Open : India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu has created a new history. She defeated world number 3 Akane Yamaguchi on her home turf at the Japan Open on Sunday and won her first Japan Open title. With this, Sindhu ended the title drought that had been going on for 19 months.

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After falling behind the Japanese player in the opening game of this match played in Tokyo, Sindhu made a comeback and won the title 21-14, 21-17. This is the former world champion’s first tour-level win after winning the Syed Modi International title on home soil in December 2024. The win was the first ‘Super 750 Series’ title of his career and his first major title win in seven years after winning the World Championship title in 2019.

Sindhu, 31, had defeated injured Chen Yufei in the semi-finals, facing Yamaguchi for the 30th time in her career. Yamaguchi had left the match in Malaysia this year after losing a set, but came into this match with an excellent record against Sindhu; They had won 7 out of the last 10 completed matches. However, the Indian player extended his slender lead to 16-14 by winning for the first time in the final of this tournament.