P V Sindhu entered the summit clash with a win over Akane Yamaguchi of Japan.© Twitter
Indian badminton ace P V Sindhu entered the summit clash of BWF World Tour Finals with a hard fought win over Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the semifinals on Saturday. Reigning world champion and the two time Olympic medallist beat Yamaguchi 21-15 15-21 21-19 in a thrilling match. It will be Sindhu’s third final appearance in the season-ending tournament. She had won the title in 2018 to become the only Indian to achieve the feat. The world number 7 Indian had come into the match with an overall head-to-head win-loss record of 12-8 against the world number three Japanese.
SINDHU ENTERS THE FINAL
After an absolutely gritty, courageous & nail-biting performance by @Pvsindhu1 our ace storms into the Final of #WorldTourFinals2021
Sindhu def. ‘s Akane Yamaguchi ( 21-15 15-21, 21-19) and will next play ‘s An Seyoung for the Title
1/2 pic.twitter.com/j0rDcbWIS5— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) December 4, 2021
Sindhu has been in fine form after picking up a bronze in the Tokyo Olympics. She had reached the semifinals in her last three events — French Open, Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open — before coming into the BWF World Tour Finals.
She had finished runner-up in the Swiss Open in March.
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