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Singapore Open 2019: Sindhu books quarterfinal berth

PTI
Published : Apr 11, 2019, 1:45 pm IST
Updated : Apr 11, 2019, 1:45 pm IST

Sindhu took 39 minutes to get the better of world number 22 Mia 21-13 21-19.

World number 6 Sindhu will next face China's Cai Yanyan, a BWF World Junior Championships bronze medallist. (Photo: PTI)
 World number 6 Sindhu will next face China's Cai Yanyan, a BWF World Junior Championships bronze medallist. (Photo: PTI)

Singapore: Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals of the USD 355,000 Singapore Open with a straight-game win over Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt here on Thursday.

Fourth seeded Sindhu took 39 minutes to get the better of world number 22 Mia 21-13 21-19, her second straight win over the Danish girl, who had clinched the Spain Masters this year.

World number 6 Sindhu will next face China's Cai Yanyan, a BWF World Junior Championships bronze medallist.

While Sindhu led throughout the first game after opening up a 3-0 advantage, the Indian was locked in a tight battle with Mia in the second till 8-8 and was trailing 11-15 at one stage.

However, Sindhu managed to claw back 17-17 and then nosed ahead to seal the issue in her favour.

Sindhu had reached the semifinals at the India Open last month.

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