BAC: Sindhu, Prannoy, Doubles pair ousted, India’s campaign ends
This was Sindhu’s first loss against the Chinese shuttler in six meetings.
This was Sindhu’s first loss against the Chinese shuttler in six meetings.
Sumeeth and Siki after losing the first game came back strongly to win the next two games against Liya Ayu Kusumawati and Rehan Kusharjanto 14-21, 21-11,21-17 to emerge victorious .
Two-time Olympic medalist Sindhu made short work of world No. 63 Huang Yu-Husn 21-14, 21-12 in 36 minutes in her Round of 16 clash.
Seeded second, Sindhu defeated world No. 49 Wen Yu Zhang of Canada 21-16, 21-12 in 30 minutes in her round of 32 match. The Indian,11th in the badminton rankings, will now take on world No. 63 Huang Yu-Husn of Chinese Taipei in the second round.
Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu advanced to the second round of the Madrid Spain Masters with an emphatic straight-game victory over Canada's Wen Yu Zhang.
Rated as one of the most successful amateur boxers of all time, Mary Kom won bronze at the 2012 London Olympics and has won gold at the boxing World Championships for a record six times.
Gopichand also reiterated that there is a dearth of coaches in India and despite their being potential, it is not being tapped into.
24-year old PV Sindhu, who has had an up-and-down run since winning the world title in Basel last year, said she was working on her mental fitness.
PV Sindhu lost 21-16, 16-21, 19-21 in an hour and six minutes. Before this game, Sindhu had a 4-2 head to head ratio against the 14th ranked Japanese.
Fifth-seeded Sindhu rallied from one game down to beat Okhori 14-21, 21-15, 21-11 to maintain her unbeaten streak against Aya Okhori.