PV Sindhu exits Indonesia Masters after tame straight-game defeat to Akane Yamaguchi

PV Sindhu went into the match with a superior face to face document towards Akane Yamaguchi however hardly had any reply for the Japanese as she fell to a 13-21 9-21 defeat in 32 minutes. Sindhu trailed initially of each video games. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSSindhu had a 12-7 lead in head-to-head data towards YamaguchiThe double Olympic medallist trailed from the beginning in each video gamesSindhu had a quick lead within the second recreation earlier than dropping out againPV Sindhu fell to a tame straight-game defeat to Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi within the semi-final of the Indonesia Masters on Saturday. The double Olympic medalist had a 12-7 head-to-head lead towards Yamaguchi however was no match in Bali as she misplaced 13-21 9-21 in a match that lasted 32 minutes.

Sindhu had earlier overwhelmed Yamaguchi in each matches the 2 performed towards one another this yr. The third seed, nevertheless, was not at her typical greatest on Saturday and trailed the Japanese from the beginning in each video games. In the second recreation, Sindhu had a quick lead earlier than Yamaguchi dominated her rival all all through to seal the difficulty in her favour.Sindhu earlier reached the semi-final after a 21-13, 21-10 win over Turkey’s Neslihan Yigit in 35 minutes within the ladies’s singles quarter finals. The 26-year-old from Hyderabad, ranked seven, had overwhelmed Yigit final month as effectively within the Denmark Open.Yamaguchi will now play Korean fourth seed An Se-Young, who beat Thailand’s Phittayaporn Chaiwan 21-13, 21-9. India’s problem within the occasion now rests on Kidambi Srikanth, who will play third seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark within the males’s singles semifinals, later within the day.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.