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Sindhu enters pre-quarters of China Open
Published : Sep 18, 2018, 1:15 pm IST
Updated : Sep 18, 2018, 1:15 pm IST
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Olympic and world championship silver-medallist P V Sindhu
Olympic and world championship silver-medallist P V Sindhu

P V Sindhu Tuesday progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of the USD one million China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament here...

Olympic and world championship silver-medallist P V Sindhu Tuesday progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of the USD one million China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament here. The third-seeded Indian defeated World No. 39 Saena Kawakami of Japan 21-15, 21-13 in the opening round at the Olympic Sports Center Xincheng Gymnasium. The match started out as a close contest with Sindhu and Saena before the Indian broke off to grab a 13-7 lead at one stage.

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She kept dominating the rallies and pocketed the opening game without much trouble. In the second game, Sindhu zoomed to a 6-0 lead but Saena managed to make it 8-10 before the Indian entered the interval with a slender 11-9 lead. After the break, Sindhu jumped to 15-11 before grabbing eight match points at 20-12 and sealed it comfortably.

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