French Open 2021 LIVE, Semi-finals: PV Sindhu exits in semifinals - Scores, Updates, Results, Live blog

PV Sindhu is forcing mistakes from Takahashi!

PV Sindhu leads 20-16!!

GAME POINT, guys!

And a down-the-line smash from PV Sindhu takes her to even scores!

It is 16 ALL now as PV Sindhu is obviously looking ruffled and is attacking strongly!!

The agility of the Japanese is affecting PV Sindhu's backhand clearly

PV Sindhu finds herself on the backfoot a little as Takahashi aims for the backhand - the Japanese is swift and leads 16-14.

PV Sindhu levels up once more!

A bit slow after the restart of the second half of the game but Sindhu is finding her pace again, she is attacking away, it is 13 ALL.

9 minutes of gruelling play later, it is Takahashi who goes to the mid-game interval with the lead at 11-10!

Our Queen comes back with answers - she is the one smashing now!

PV Sindhu snatches back service to take it to 10 ALL.

Bit of a rough moment here - Takahashi smashes and it hits PV Sindhu on the cheek!

Takahashi is leading 10-8 in the opening game as Sindhu gets a little hurt by a smash from the Japanese.

Takahashi is using long serves here and Sindhu's returns find the net - it is 7 ALL.

PV Sindhu takes the lead at 6-5!

Sindhu is using the full space of the court and putting the pressure on Takahashi now!

But, both players keep attacking well.

Takahashi can be unpredictable and that is beginning to show!

Takahashi finds the edges and forces errors off the Sindhu racquet now. The Japanese leads 4-2.