Singapore: PV Sindhu suffered another setback against Carolina Marin but rising Indian women's doubles pair of Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichan defeated world number two Baek Ha Na and South Korea's Lee So Hee at the Singapore Open on Thursday. Entered the quarter finals by defeating.
Two-time Olympic medalist Sindhu squandered an 18-15 lead in the deciding game and lost to familiar rival Marin 21-13, 11-21, 20-22 in a thrilling women's singles final. This was Sindhu's sixth consecutive defeat against her arch-rival BAC since 2018.
But Commonwealth Games bronze medalist pair of Trisa and Gayatri hoisted the Indian flag by defeating Bak and Lee 21-9, 14-21, 21-15 in a close match that lasted one hour.
This was the world number 30 Indian pair's first win in three matches against the world number two Korean pair.The Beck-Lee pair had room for error as Treesa and Gayatri raced to a commanding 18- lead before winning the opening game without any trouble.
But the Indians made huge mistakes in the second game and gave the South Korean players a chance to make a comeback and the match reached the decisive third game.
The rival pairs exchanged some powerful smashes and were tied at 8-all before the Indian pair took a slender two-point lead in the final mid-game break.
They continued to play aggressively and scored six consecutive points to take the score to 16-9 and seal a memorable win.
In men's singles, world number 10 HS Prannoy, seeded eighth, lost to world number 11 Kent Nishimoto of Japan 13-21, 21-14, 15-21 in a match that lasted 45 minutes.This was the Indians' fourth defeat against the Japanese in six matches.
In women's singles, Sindhu, who finished runner-up at the Malaysian Masters last week, won the first game against her opponent in the Rio Olympics final but the Spaniard came back to win in an hour, eight minutes of battle. BWF World Tour Super 750 Meet.
After saving a match point, Sindhu misjudged the shuttle on the backline, extending her wait to five years and 11 months.
Sindhu last defeated Marin in the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open on June 29, 2018, since then the Indian player has suffered six consecutive defeats.Facing each other for the first time in seven months after a tough Denmark Open semi-final clash, the dual Olympic medalist Indian dominated the opening game against the error-prone Marin.
With a powerful body smash, Sindhu took a massive lead of 11-6 and held on to extend it to 15-8.
Third seed Marin tried to make a comeback but Sindhu held her ground and won easily.
But the Spaniard world number three made a strong comeback in a one-sided second game, winning six consecutive points and taking a 17-7 lead in the decider.
Maintaining her lead, Sindhu went ahead 11-9 in the final mid-game interval and fired a powerful body smash to make it 14-10.Sindhu performed a brilliant drop shot and took the score to 19-17, two points shy of the elusive victory against Marin.
But the Indian lost her composure as soon as she found the net, giving Marin a chance to make a comeback and grab match point at 19-20.
However, Marin served it out when the game was in the balance at 20-all, before the Spaniard got another match point with his sharp smash.
But this time, Marin had the last laugh when Sindhu made an error in her judgment in the back court.This was Marin's 12th career win in 17 matches against the Indians.
Two-time Olympic medalist Sindhu squandered an 18-15 lead in the deciding game and lost to familiar rival Marin 21-13, 11-21, 20-22 in a thrilling women's singles final. This was Sindhu's sixth consecutive defeat against her arch-rival BAC since 2018.
But Commonwealth Games bronze medalist pair of Trisa and Gayatri hoisted the Indian flag by defeating Bak and Lee 21-9, 14-21, 21-15 in a close match that lasted one hour.
This was the world number 30 Indian pair's first win in three matches against the world number two Korean pair.The Beck-Lee pair had room for error as Treesa and Gayatri raced to a commanding 18- lead before winning the opening game without any trouble.
But the Indians made huge mistakes in the second game and gave the South Korean players a chance to make a comeback and the match reached the decisive third game.
The rival pairs exchanged some powerful smashes and were tied at 8-all before the Indian pair took a slender two-point lead in the final mid-game break.
They continued to play aggressively and scored six consecutive points to take the score to 16-9 and seal a memorable win.
In men's singles, world number 10 HS Prannoy, seeded eighth, lost to world number 11 Kent Nishimoto of Japan 13-21, 21-14, 15-21 in a match that lasted 45 minutes.This was the Indians' fourth defeat against the Japanese in six matches.
In women's singles, Sindhu, who finished runner-up at the Malaysian Masters last week, won the first game against her opponent in the Rio Olympics final but the Spaniard came back to win in an hour, eight minutes of battle. BWF World Tour Super 750 Meet.
After saving a match point, Sindhu misjudged the shuttle on the backline, extending her wait to five years and 11 months.
Sindhu last defeated Marin in the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open on June 29, 2018, since then the Indian player has suffered six consecutive defeats.Facing each other for the first time in seven months after a tough Denmark Open semi-final clash, the dual Olympic medalist Indian dominated the opening game against the error-prone Marin.
With a powerful body smash, Sindhu took a massive lead of 11-6 and held on to extend it to 15-8.
Third seed Marin tried to make a comeback but Sindhu held her ground and won easily.
But the Spaniard world number three made a strong comeback in a one-sided second game, winning six consecutive points and taking a 17-7 lead in the decider.
Maintaining her lead, Sindhu went ahead 11-9 in the final mid-game interval and fired a powerful body smash to make it 14-10.Sindhu performed a brilliant drop shot and took the score to 19-17, two points shy of the elusive victory against Marin.
But the Indian lost her composure as soon as she found the net, giving Marin a chance to make a comeback and grab match point at 19-20.
However, Marin served it out when the game was in the balance at 20-all, before the Spaniard got another match point with his sharp smash.
But this time, Marin had the last laugh when Sindhu made an error in her judgment in the back court.This was Marin's 12th career win in 17 matches against the Indians.
