Saarbrucken [Germany], November 1 (ANI): India’s PV Sindhu clinched her second title of the season after defeating Denmark’s Line Kjaersfeldt 21-12, 21-14 within the ladies’s singles remaining of the Hylo Open on Sunday.
The two-time Olympic medallist wrapped up a dominant marketing campaign in Germany with a straight-games victory, returning to the winner’s circle every week after ending runner-up on the French Open, the place she misplaced to world No. 1 An Se Young.
Sindhu had earlier gained the Japan Open in July, making the Hylo Open her second title on the BWF World Tour this season.
The Indian shuttler made a assured begin to the opening recreation, though Kjaersfeldt saved the competition shut within the preliminary exchanges. The Dane examined Sindhu throughout the courtroom and introduced the rating to 5-5 earlier than the Indian started to determine management.
Sindhu went into the interval with an 11-8 lead and maintained her benefit via sharp returns and attacking play to shut out the opening recreation 21-12.
The second recreation noticed Kjaersfeldt put up a stronger problem, briefly narrowing the deficit from 7-3 to 7-6. However, Sindhu regained management by forcing errors and stretching her opponent throughout the courtroom.
She held a 11-7 benefit on the interval earlier than extending her result in 19-11. Kjaersfeldt tried a late fightback, however Sindhu held her nerve to seal the title 21-14.
The second-seeded Indian accomplished an unbeaten run within the match with out dropping a single recreation.
Sindhu started her marketing campaign with a snug 21-10, 21-10 win over Prakriti Bharath of the UAE earlier than registering a 21-9, 21-6 victory in opposition to France’s Rosy Oktavia Pancasari in simply 26 minutes to enter the quarter-finals.
She continued her dominant run within the final eight, defeating Germany’s Amalie Schulz 21-12, 21-10 to ebook a semi-final berth.
In the semi-finals, Sindhu confronted compatriot and promising 19-year-old Anmol Kharb. She overcame a spirited problem from the teenager, profitable 21-13, 21-16 to safe her place within the title conflict.
The victory in Germany comes after Sindhu’s runner-up end on the French Open, the place she reached the ultimate earlier than shedding to An Se Young. She adopted that efficiency with one other robust marketing campaign on the Hylo Open, changing her run right into a title.
The triumph marks Sindhu’s second title of the season and provides to her Japan Open victory in July. (ANI)