Syed Modi International: PV Sindhu Survives Scare Before Entering Quarter-Finals, Lakshya Sen Also In Last-8
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PV Sindhu survived a scare before beating unheralded compatriot Ira Sharma in three games to enter the women's singles quarterfinals at the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament.
Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu survived a scare before beating unheralded compatriot Ira Sharma in three games to enter the women's singles quarterfinals at the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament in Lucknow on Thursday. Sharma, ranked 147th in the world as against 18th of Sindhu, stretched the second-round match to the decider after winning the second game. Top seed Sindhu, a two-time Olympic silver medallist, recovered in time to pocket the deciding game and win the match 21-10 12-21 21-15 in 49 minutes.
The 29-year-old Sindhu has been struggling for some time and she last clinched a title at the Singapore Open in 2022.
She faces China's Dai Wang, ranked 118th in the world, in the quarterfinals. Wang beat Devika Sihag of India 19-21 21-18 21-11 in another second-round match.
Unlike Sindhu, top seed Lakshya Sen easily won his second-round men's singles match against Daniil Dubovenko of Israel 21-14 21-13 in just 35 minutes to also book a quarterfinal berth.
Sen meets compatriot Meiraba Luwang in the quarterfinals. Meiraba was a 21-15 21-13 victor against sixth seed Nhat Nguyen of Ireland.
