NEW DELHI: Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu stored her hopes of the primary identify of the yr alive as she cruised to the semi-finals of the ladies’s singles tournament on the Madrid Spain Masters on friday. But it used to be the top of the street for fellow Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth within the males’s singles tournament.
The double Olympic medalist Sindhu were given the easier of global no. 19 Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark 21-14, 21-17 to achieve her first closing 4 degree of 2023.
Srikanth, alternatively, misplaced to most sensible seed Japanese shuttler Kenta Nishimoto 18-21, 15-21 within the quarter-finals.
Sindhu, who’s seeded 2nd, has been suffering to seek out her toes since getting back from a protracted damage lay off. The 27-year-old has slipped out of the highest 10 on the earth ratings and until now hadn’t been ready to move the second one spherical in the previous few tournaments in 2023.
After a sedate begin to the fit, the previous global champion totally ruled the second one part of the play to take the primary recreation with ease. Sindhu used to be, alternatively, trailing for many of the 2nd recreation. But she made an excellent comeback preventing from 6-12 to sign up a immediately recreation win.
The lone Indian left within the Super 300 match, Sindhu will conflict with the unseeded Yeo Jia Min of Singapore for a spot within the ultimate.
Earlier the 5th seeded Srikanth, a former global primary, confirmed flashes of brilliance however the inconsistency that has plagued him all season, as soon as once more marked the top of him.
It used to be Srikanth’s 3rd loss to the Japanese shuttler.
(With inputs from PTI)
The double Olympic medalist Sindhu were given the easier of global no. 19 Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark 21-14, 21-17 to achieve her first closing 4 degree of 2023.
Srikanth, alternatively, misplaced to most sensible seed Japanese shuttler Kenta Nishimoto 18-21, 15-21 within the quarter-finals.
Sindhu, who’s seeded 2nd, has been suffering to seek out her toes since getting back from a protracted damage lay off. The 27-year-old has slipped out of the highest 10 on the earth ratings and until now hadn’t been ready to move the second one spherical in the previous few tournaments in 2023.
After a sedate begin to the fit, the previous global champion totally ruled the second one part of the play to take the primary recreation with ease. Sindhu used to be, alternatively, trailing for many of the 2nd recreation. But she made an excellent comeback preventing from 6-12 to sign up a immediately recreation win.
The lone Indian left within the Super 300 match, Sindhu will conflict with the unseeded Yeo Jia Min of Singapore for a spot within the ultimate.
Earlier the 5th seeded Srikanth, a former global primary, confirmed flashes of brilliance however the inconsistency that has plagued him all season, as soon as once more marked the top of him.
It used to be Srikanth’s 3rd loss to the Japanese shuttler.
(With inputs from PTI)