PV Sindhu reached the final of Singapore Open 2022, defeated Japanese player in the semi-finals

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Updated: Saturday, July 16, 2022, 15:52 [IST]

New Delhi, July 16. India‘s badminton star PV Sindhu continues her stellar performance at the Singapore Open 2022. PV Sindhu defeated Saina Kawakami of Japan in the semi-final match of the tournament and made it to the final. PV Sindhu defeated Saina Kawakami 21-15 and 21-7 in 32 minutes of the game. Let us tell you that Sindhu had made it to the semi-finals by defeating the Chinese player by a set of 2-1 in the quarterfinal match.

PV Sindhu moves closer to Super 500 title for the first time

In the semi-final match played on Saturday, Sindhu continued the lead against the Japanese player from the beginning and eventually the two-time Olympic medalist won the match 2-0. Let us tell you that PV Sindhu had won two Super 300 titles so far, but has not won any Super 500 title, but now PV Sindhu is just one step away from that title.

Let us tell you that Sindhu played her last match against Kawakami in the 2018 China Open. There have been 2 matches between Sindhu and Kawakami and both have now been won by Sindhu. In the semi-final match, Sindhu was leading from the beginning. Sindhu was leading 11-8 in the first game, but the Japanese scored three points in a row thanks to a strong game of service and cross-court play to level up Sindhu. After this, there was a tough fight between the two for one point each, but Sindhu showed a good game and won the first set.

In the second set, Sindhu retained her first game lead. In the second set, Sindhu did not give Kawakami any chance to lead. Sindhu took a 9-3 lead in this set and then won the game 21-7 to reach the final of the Singapore Open.



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