Olympic Silver Medallist PV Sindhu's wish to end the season with a win at the Dubai World Superseries appears to be coming true. She defeated her Chinese opponent He Bingjiao 21-11, 16-21 and 21-18 in her first group A match and won brilliantly. Sindhu will next face off Japan's Sayaka Sato.
She got off to a winning start in the Dubai World Superseries Finals 2017 on Wednesday (Dec 14).
The 22-year-old Sindhu was up against World No. 9 He Bingjiao. Using her super defensive techniques, she dished out a dominating performance to overcome the left-handed Chinese in a match that lasted an hour and four minutes.
This is not the first time Sindhu had played the opponent. She has faced her twice this year. Sindhu showcased a good defence and overcame counter Bingjiao's stroke.
This year, overall, was a well-balanced scorecard for the shuttler. While she failed to clinch the Korea Open Superseries title for India, she held on to the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold crown she had won earlier this year, along with the silver medal at the Glasgow World Championships – a few of her greatest matches in history.
Sindhu has recently slipped a place to be number three in the world rankings.
On the other hand, in the men's singles match, shuttler Kidambi Srikanth bowed out in his opening match to Denmark's Viktor Axelsen 13-21, 17-21. Srikanth will play Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen in his second group B match on Thursday.
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