PV Sindhu's second-place finish was the only silver lining in India's performance in the Rio Olympics in 2016. The star shuttler once again was one of India's top medal hopes when she joined battle at the Tokyo Games. Sindhu made light of the burden of expectation and the fact that she was up against a tricky opponent in Akane Yamaguchi as she stormed into the semifinals of the Olympics on Friday. Sindhu got the better of Japan's Yamaguchi 21-13, 22-20.
After breezing through the first game, Sindhu faced stiff resistance in the second. She saved two game points (18-20) and sealed the match with a flurry of smashes to become the first Indian shuttler to reach two Olympic semifinals.
Sindhu will face Tai Tzu-Ying of Chinese Taipei on Saturday. Trailing one game and 10-14 down, Tai made a splendid comeback to oust Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand 14-21, 21-18, 21-18.
An upbeat Sindhu said there’s more work to do. “I'm happy but it's not over yet. It's time to go back, relax and get ready for the next match,” she told the BWF website.
This story is from the July 31, 2021 edition of The Times of India Mumbai.
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