Madrid [Spain], April 1 (ANI): Indian badminton star PV Sindhu made the ladies’s singles semi-finals on the Spain Masters 2023 BWF Super 300 badminton event after overpowering Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt 21-14, 21-17 within the quarters on Friday.
The first recreation of the match was shut, PV Sindhu received six straight factors to finish it and take the lead.
In the second recreation, Blichfeldt challenged Sindhu and rapidly constructed a 12-6 lead. However, the two-time Olympian from India tied the rating at 16 all earlier than successful the match in straight video games.
It was Sindhu’s sixth win over the Dane, whose solely win over the Indian shuttler got here on the Thailand Open two years again. Before the newest conflict, the 2 gamers final met within the opening spherical of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics – a match which the Indian badminton participant received.
PV Sindhu will play USA’s Beiwen Zhang or Singapore shuttler Yeo Jia Min within the semi-finals on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Kidambi Srikanth crashed out from the lads’s singles competitors following an 18-21, 15-21 loss to top-seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan in his ultimate eight fixture.
Former No. 1 Srikanth battled the Japanese shuttler head-to-head within the opening recreation and fell behind Nishimoto by one level, 16-17. Nevertheless, the Indian badminton participant misplaced it at a essential second, falling behind 1-0.
Srikanth, seeded fifth within the event, submitted the second recreation with out a lot resistance, as Nishimoto wrapped up a win in a match that lasted for 41 minutes with ease. (ANI)