World Champion PV Sindhu Reaches Women’s Singles Quarter-Finals At Tokyo Olympics
Mumbai: Reigning badminton world champion PV Sindhu has reached the quarter-finals of the women’s singles event at the Tokyo Olympics.
She defeated world number 12 Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark in the round of 16 with a scoreline of 21-15, 21-13.
Sindhu got off to a good start in the match after going 0-2 down and took the lead throughout the match to take an 11-6 lead in the middle of the game.
Miya gained some ground after the interval as Danish closed the gap to just two points, but Sindhu bounced back and finished the first set in 22 minutes – 21-15 after scoring six consecutive points.
In the second set, Sindhu continued her momentum from first, and with some beautiful cross-court downward shots, she took a 5 point lead in the mid-game gap.
Blichfelt tried to stay in the game by playing some long rallies, but the sixth seed showed her invaluable experience and won the game 21–13 in the next round.
Sindhu will now face either 12th seed South Korean Gaeun Kim or Japan’s 4th seed Akane Yamaguchi in the last 8.”
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