Sindhu stuns Yamaguchi to enter semi-finals

India shuttler PV Sindhu. Pic/Getty Images

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu eked out a three-game win over World No.1 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan to make it to the semifinals of the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament here on Friday. The sixth seeded Indian prevailed 21-15, 20-22, 21-13 over second seeded Japanese in 51 minutes to set up a clash with Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei of China.

Akane Yamaguchi

The last time the duo played, the match was marred by controversy with Sindhu being penalised a point by the umpire for delaying tactics during the Badminton Asia Championships semi-finals.

Sindhu came into the match with a 13-9 head-to-head record and dished out another fine performance to notch up her 14th victory over the reigning World Champion. Nothing separated the two in the initial phase with Sindhu depending on her cross court slices and drops to trouble Yamaguchi.

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