Sindhu loses to Yamaguchi in semis, bows out of Indonesia Masters

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi beat India's P. V. Sindhu 21-13, 21-9 in the semifinals of the Indonesia Masters on Saturday.

Published : Nov 20, 2021 11:38 IST , Bali

P. V. Sindhu lost in straight games to No. 1 seed Yamaguchi. - AP
P. V. Sindhu lost in straight games to No. 1 seed Yamaguchi. - AP
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P. V. Sindhu lost in straight games to No. 1 seed Yamaguchi. - AP

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu crashed out of the Indonesia Masters Super 750 badminton tournament after suffering a straight-game defeat in the semifinals against Japanese top seed Akane Yamaguchi, here on Saturday.

Even though Sindhu had a superior 12-7 head-to-head record against the Japanese shuttler going into Friday's tie, having won both the meetings between the two this year, the Indian was no match to her rival, losing 13-21, 9-21 in a one-sided duel that lasted just 32 minutes.

Sindhu seeded third, was not at her usual best and trailed her Japanese opponent from the start in both the games.

In the second game, Sindhu had a brief lead before Yamaguchi dominated her rival throughout to seal the issue in her favour.

The Japanese will now play the winner of the other semifinal between fourth seed An Seyoung and Thailand's Phittayaporn Chaiwan.

India's challenge in the event now rests on Kidambi Srikanth, who will play third seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark in the men's singles semifinals later in the day.

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