Malaysia Masters: PV Sindhu slips to seventh straight defeat to Tai Tzu Ying, crashes out in quarters

Malaysia Masters 2022: PV Sindhu misplaced in 3 video games to World No. 2 Tai Tzu Ying within the quarter-final of the Super 500 match. It was Sindhu’s seventh straight loss to the Taiwanese shutter.

Malaysia Masters: Sindhu slips to seventh straight defeat to Tai, out in quarters (AFP Photo)

HIGHLIGHTSSindhu misplaced to Tai in 3 hard-fought video gamesSindhu has a 5-17 head-to-head document in opposition to TaiSindhu additionally misplaced to Tai within the quarter-final of Malaysia Open

PV Sindhu’s poor run in opposition to Tai Tzu Ying continued because the Indian shuttler misplaced to the World No. 2 for the seventh successive time on the tour. Sindhu was knocked out from the quarter-final of the Malaysia Masters Super 500 after a three-game battle in opposition to the Taiwanese shuttler on Friday, July 8.

PV Sindhu was 9-10 within the deciding recreation as she was giving it her all to ensure Tai didn’t run away with the sport, as she did within the first recreation. However, the Taiwanese star did it to Sindhu as soon as once more, profitable the following 10 of 12 factors performed to win the quarter-final 21-13, 12-21, 21-12 in 55 minutes.

Sindhu was making a superb effort to retrieve these trademark slices and drops from Tai however the Indian shuttler, a two-time Olympic medalist, was not in a position to cease the cost from Tai.

Notably, Sindhu had misplaced to Tai within the quarter-final of the Malsyais Open Super 1000 match earlier this month in Kuala Lumpur. She gave away a one-game benefit to go down in three video games.

Sindhu, who has misplaced to Tai 17 instances in 22 conferences on the tour, has not overwhelmed the Tokyo Olympics silver medalist since their assembly within the quarter-final of the World Championships in August 2019.

Friday’s defeat was additionally the third time Sindhu has been knocked out within the quarter-final stage in her final 4 tournaments on the tour.

Notably, India’s chief badminton coach Pullela Gopichand had acknowledged Sindhu’s run of losses in opposition to Tai after the Malaysia Open and stated he could be chatting with her coach Park Tae Sang.

“We will work on this definitely, she’s a very good player, and Tai Tzu is equally good. We will plan accordingly so that she’s able to reverse the losses in the near future,” Pullela Gopichand stated, as quoted by PTI.

“We will be talking to coach Park and find out what the problems are. she is a strong player over the years, she’s experienced. I’m sure she will come back strongly in a few weeks.”

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