Singapore Badminton Open 2022: PV Sindhu Enters Second Round

Singapore Badminton Open 2022: The third-seeded PV Sindhu looked in complete control as she prevailed 21-15 21-11 over world No. 36 Tan in a 29-minute match.

PV Sindhu in action (File Image)

Source : PTI

Singapore: Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu progressed to the women's singles second round with a convincing straight-game win over Belgium' Lianne Tan at the Singapore Open Super 500 tournament here on Wednesday.

The third-seeded Indian looked in complete control as she prevailed 21-15 21-11 over world No. 36 Tan in a 29-minute match.

The former World champion will next face Vietnam's Thuy Linh Nguyen.

Sindhu took time to get off the block, lagging 1-4 but she pulled away from 7-7 to never look back. After an 11-8 lead at the mid-game interval, she kept moving ahead to pocket the opening game.

She continued the momentum in the second game with a 5-1 advantage. A three-point burst helped Tan to narrow the lead but a relentless Sindhu stepped up her game to seal the issue without much ado.

Earlier, P V Sindhu was knocked out of the Malaysia Masters 2022, losing to Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Tai Tzu Ying, in her women's singles quarterfinals at the Axiata Arena, on July 8.

Sindhu, seventh in the badminton world rankings, lost to world No. 2 Tai Tzu of Chinese Taipei 13-21, 21-12, 12-21 in 55 minutes. This was Sindhu's seventh straight loss to Tai Tzu and 17th defeat in 22 matches.

The two-time Olympic medallist had lost to Tai Tzu in the Tokyo 2020 semifinals and also at the Malaysia Open quarterfinals.

Despite engaging in long rallies, Sindhu found it difficult to break Tai Tzu's defence and trailed 11-9 at the first interval.

The Indian badminton ace found herself at the receiving end for the rest of the game as the Chinese Taipei shuttler, with a good mix of backhand shots and smashes, took the 1-0 lead in the match.

(With agencies input)