Lagatar24 Desk
Bali, Nov 26: India’s two-time Olympic medalist and star shuttler, P V Sindhu on Friday battled past into the semifinals of the ongoing Indonesia Open.
Playing it out at Court 2, Sindhu rallied back to defeat South korea’s Sim Yujin by 14-21, 21-19, 21-14 in a match of 1 hour and 6 minutes.
The Korean player Sim Yujin started quick off the blocks as she shown first game against the reigning world champion by 21-14 in 17 minutes. P V Sindhu then showed her immense composure as she fought back and won the second game 21-19 in a close affair to force the match into the decider.
The third game was level at 11-11 and Sindhu clinched the final game by 21-14 in the end.
Now, PV Sindhu will face either Japan’s Asuka Takahashi or the Thailand shuttler, Ratchanok Intanon in the semifinal.