Korea Open: PV Sindhu Fails to Decode An Se-young, Campaign Ends at Semi-finals
News 18India’s P V Sindhu suffered her fourth successive defeat to the young An Seyoung to sign off her women’s singles campaign at the semifinal stage of the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament here on Saturday. Two powerful returns took Sindhu to 4-7 but An Seyoung came up with two precise returns, a body blow and then produced another over-the-head return to gain a healthy 11-6 lead at the break. An Seyoung disposed off two weak lifts from Sindhu and then grabbed eight game points, two of which were saved by the Indian before the Korean unleashed a lightening straight smash to seal it comfortably. The Indian grabbed two quick points before the match became a tight battle with Sindhu’s precise forecourt return being matched by the booming smashes from the Korean. A service error from An Seyoung kept it 14-16 before the Korean produced a cross court return and, with Sindhu also miscuing a couple of shots, it was 18-14 advantage for the local hope.