Hong Kong SS: Sindhu sails into the SF beating Akane Yamaguchi

PV SINDHU enters the semi-finals of Hong Kong Super Series with a magnificent win over 5th seed Japanese shuttler Akane Yamaguchi.

It was straight game victory for the second seed Indian 21-12, 21-19. The first game was complete domination by the Indian.

While, in the second game, Sindhu had to fight hard to ensure a win for herself as the Japanese was leading initially and was just few points away to push the match into a decider.

But Sindhu levels the match at 18-18 and then from there, it was no stopping the Indian. She ran away with points and errors from Akane sealed a semi-final spot for the Indian.

She will next face Thai shuttler and sixth seed Intanon.

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