A file photograph of P.V. Sindhu.
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Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the second round of the ladies’s singles competitors on the All England Championships after her German opponent Yvonne Li retired following the completion of the primary sport in Birmingham on Mach 12.
World No. 11 Sindhu, a former world champion, received the primary sport 21-10 earlier than world No. 26 Li determined to throw within the towel.
The 28-year-old from Hyderabad will subsequent face high seed Korean An Se Young, who has proved her nemesis, having defeated her all six occasions they’ve crossed paths in worldwide badminton.
In reality, solely as soon as has Sindhu managed to take a sport away from the world No. 1 Korean after they met final time on the Asia Championships in Dubai final 12 months.
An Se Young, who’s recovering from a proper knee damage, secured her second title of the season at French Open final Sunday.
Sindhu and Li appeared to have an preliminary battle after they had been 4-4 however the Indian quickly pulled away to seize a 11-7 lead on the break. She prolonged the benefit with out a lot ado.
Eventually, a flick serve was dumped into the web by Li as Sindhu grabbed 11 sport factors and transformed when the German went lengthy.
