PV Sindhu Bows Out in semis of Denmark Open (PTI File Image)
Sindhu moved into the second spherical of the occasion in England as she received the primary recreation 21-10 towards Li earlier than the German determined to retire from the sport.
Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the second spherical of the ladies’s singles competitors on the All England Championships after her German opponent Yvonne Li retired following the completion of the primary recreation on Tuesday.
World No. 11 Sindhu, a former world champion, received the primary recreation 21-10 earlier than world No. 26 Li determined to throw in the towel.
The 28-yr-outdated from Hyderabad will subsequent face prime seed Korean An Se Young, who has proved her nemesis, having defeated her all six instances they’ve crossed paths in worldwide badminton.
In reality, solely as soon as has Sindhu managed to take a recreation away from the world No. 1 Korean once they met final time on the Asia Championships in Dubai final yr.
An Se Young, who’s recovering from a proper knee harm, secured her second title of the season on the French Open final Sunday.
Sindhu and Li appeared to have an preliminary battle once they have 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 online by Li as Sindhu grabbed 11 recreation factors and transformed when the German went lengthy
