Kallang [Singapore], June 6 (ANI): India’s two-time Olympic medallist and star shuttler PV Sindhu, misplaced towards the reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan within the first spherical of the Singapore Open 2023 within the badminton ladies’s singles occasion on Tuesday.
Sindhu, the defending champion of the Singapore Open got here into the competition unseeded after making 4 first-round exits. The Indian badminton participant began the season as world No. 7 however now she has dropped out of the highest 10 within the badminton world rankings.
Currently ranked thirteenth, PV Sindhu gained the primary sport however went down within the subsequent two rounds to lose the sport by 21-18, 19-21, 17-21 in 61 minutes,She dominated the primary sport with Akane Yamaguchi attempting to catch up for probably the most a part of the sport. The second sport noticed PV Sindhu lead 14-12 at one level, nonetheless, the Japanese shuttler took the momentum away and managed to take the match into the deciding spherical.
Despite pulling off a couple of smashes and efficient drop photographs within the ultimate spherical, Sindhu didn’t take the lead within the third sport and ended up shedding to the Japanese shuttler in three video games.
This was PV Sindhu’s tenth loss towards Akane Yamaguchi. However, Sindhu leads the head-to-head tally 14-10.
On the opposite hand, HS Prannoy, taking part in for the primary time since profitable the Malaysia Masters final month, failed to interrupt his shedding streak towards world No. 3 Kodai Naraoka of Japan. He ended up shedding the match by 21-15, 21-19 in 56 minutes. This was HS Prannoy’s fourth loss towards the Japanese badminton participant.
Prannoy, ranked seventh, and Kodai Naraoka began the match on equal footing as they fought onerous for every level. The first sport, went in the best way of the Japanese shuttler after scores had been tied at 7-7.
The second sport started similarly and Naraoka raced forward after the scores had been degree at 4-4.
HS Prannoy lower Naraoka’s four-point lead and caught up at 16-16 however the Japanese shuttler held onto his nerves and clinched the second sport to shut out the competition.
In different clashes, Kidambi Srikanth, world No. 23, defeated world No. 29 Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand 21-15, 21-19 in his opening spherical of males’s singles.
India’s males’s doubles pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila received the higher of the French pair Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar 21-16, 21-15 of their first spherical. (ANI)