World Champion PV Sindhu Qualifies For Round Of 16 At Tokyo Olympics

TPI Staff July 28, 2021

0 109 1 minute read

Mumbai: World champion PV Sindhu qualified for women’s singles round of 16 after winning her second straight match in Group J.

The 26-year-old Rio Olympics silver medallist defeated Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi 21-9, 21-16 in 35 minutes.

The 26-year-old Indian wasted no time in the first set and won it easily. The first set (21-9) lasted just 15 minutes.

https://twitter.com/Tokyo2020hi/status/1420222883079524354?s=19

In the second set, Cheung tried to pull the match away from Sindhu as expected, but the Indian showed her deceit and scored crucial points to win the straight-sets win. Sindhu advanced to the knockout rounds.

It was the second consecutive win for PV Sindhu who had earlier on Sunday started her Tokyo campaign with a 21-7, 21-10 win over Ksenia Polikarpova of Israel. The entire match lasted just 28 minutes.

Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and like us on Facebook for the latest updates and interesting stories.