PV Sindhu Advances To Second Round Of The Malaysia Masters

Getting back from a break, double cross Olympic medalist P V Sindhu advanced to the ladies’ singles second round with a straight-game dominance over Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour at the Malaysia Experts

Getting back from a break, doubles Olympic medalist P. V. Sindhu advanced to the ladies’ singles second round with a straight-game dominance over Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour at the Malaysia Experts Very 500 badminton competition in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. World No. 15 Sindhu, who had skirted the Uber Cup and Thailand Open, scored up a 21-17, 21-16 win over Gilmour, who is positioned 22nd, in the opening-round match that endured 46 minutes. The fifth-cultivated Indian, who last came out on top for a championship in the 2022 Singapore Open, will next confront Korea’s Sim Yu Jin.

In blended pairs, B Sumeeth Reddy and N Sikki Reddy, world No. 53, likewise progressed to the subsequent round in the wake of outliving Hong Kong qualifiers Lui Chun Wai and Fu Chi Yan 21-15 12-21 21-17 of every 47 minutes.

The spouse-wife couple will have the errand of restraining the favored picks, Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei of Malaysia, next.

For Sindhu, it was her third success over Gilmour, a double cross medalist in the Republic Games.

The 28-year-old Sindhu rushed to open up a 7-1 lead, but Gilmour figured out how to paw back at 14-14 and 15-15. The Indian, nonetheless, ran her expectations of a test as she got six of the following eight focuses to take the primary game.

Yet again, after the difference in sides, Sindhu was more merciless, as she didn’t permit her rival to get back in the saddle subsequent to acquiring a mid-3-0 lead. Sindhu was 11-6 at the break and continued to push forward to snatch eight match focuses. Surprisingly, Gilmour saved four match focuses before Sindhu fixed the match easily.

Sindhu, a previous title holder, has persevered through a progression of restricted misfortunes since getting back from a knee injury early this year. She is looking forward to a decent show here to help her confidence in front of the Paris Olympics.