PV Sindhu beat Chinese opponent Han Yue in the quarterfinals of the women's singles competition, moving on to the semi-finals of the Singapore Open.
Digital Desk: PV Sindhu advanced to the semi-finals of the Women's Singles event at the Singapore Open 2022 on Friday after defeating China's Han Yue by a score of 17-21, 21-11, and 21-19.
When Han Yue's strokes landed in the net, Sindhu was eliminated from the game. On the other hand, Sindhu made a comeback after going a game down, as her smashing skill was witnessed, and Han Yue surrendered under strain.
Sindhu will face either Shaena Kawakami or Pornpawee Chochuwong in the semi-finals of the Singapore Open 2022 Women's Singles tournament on July 16, 2022.
PV Sindhu is rated seventh in the world and is coming off a 21-15, 21-11 victory over Belgian Lianne Tan in Round 1. In Round 2, she won a hard-fought Women's Singles match against Thuy Linh Nguyen of Vietnam 19-21, 21-19, 21-18. The game lasted 1 hour and 6 minutes.
Meanwhile, Olympic bronze medalist Saina Nehwal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Singapore Open with a stunning win over Chinese world number 9 He Bing Jiao on Thursday.
Saina, a two-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist, defeated the fifth-seeded Chinese 21-19, 11-21, 21-17 to advance to the last eight stages. Her first participation in the Super 500 quarterfinals will be in over two and a half years. She will next meet Aya Ohori of Japan.
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