BAC: Sindhu, Prannoy, Doubles pair ousted, India’s campaign ends
This was Sindhu’s first loss against the Chinese shuttler in six meetings.
India’s Olympic silver medallist shuttler PV Sindhu said her performance wasn’t upto the mark when she lost to local favourite Nozomi Okuhara in the women’s singles category of the $325,000 Japan Open Superseries on Thursday.
“Was Not upto the mark against Nozomi yesterday ….too many errors from my side….it’s time to take some rest now n get back to training …next up Denmark open. #comebackstronger,” Sindhu said on Instagram.
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Facing the Japanese shuttler third time in a row, Sindhu failed to repeat what she did to win Korea Open on Sunday.
Okuhara defeated the 22-year-old Indian in straight games 18-21, 8-21 in a swift 47-minute clash.
Starting the game confidently, the Hyderabadi girl was leading 11-9 in start but then lost her focus to go down 18-16 to Okuhara.
Sindhu went further out of line in the second game to bow out early.
PV Sindhu vs Nozomi Okuhara — last three consecutive meets:
- Japan Open: Okuhara won 18-21, 8-21
- Korea Open: Sindhu won 22-20, 11-21, 21-18
- World Badminton Championships: Okuhara won 19-21, 22-20, 20-22
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