Arctic Open 2023: PV Sindhu goes down to Wang Zhiyi in semis - Highlights
Catch the highlights of PV Sindhu's semifinal match against China's Wang Zhiyi at the Arctic Open Super 2023 in Finland on Friday.
FILE PHOTO: PV Sindhu in action during a BWF event.
World no. 13 PV Sindhu suffered a crushing 12-21, 21-11, 7-21 defeat against Wang Zhiyi of China in the semifinal of the Arctic Open Super 500 in Vantaa, Finland, on Friday. Zhiyi will take on fellow Chinese player Han Yue in the final on Sunday.
Catch the highlights:
Zhiyi sends a hard flick; Sindhu's backhand defence goes wide. Zhiyi wins the third game 21-7 and the match 2-1. Sindhu's campaign ends at the Arctic Open.
Final result: Wang Zhiyi defeats PV Sindhu 21-12, 11-21, 21-7 in 63 minutes
Sindhu misses it again. Zhiyi's crosscourt drop shot lands in. Zhiyi takes a 19-7 lead.
Zhiyi plays a crosscourt flick and Sindhu's return goes into the net. Zhiyi leads 17-7 before taking an 18-7 lead.
A brilliant net shot by Zhiyi. Sindhu has no option. Zhiyi leads 16-7.
Sindhu's return finds the net and Zhiyi takes 14-6 lead in the third game.
Sindhu's defence has been exposed by Zhiyi. The Chinese player leads 12-6 in the decider.
Zhiyi is playing aggressive badminton now. She takes an 11-5 lead at the interval with a down-the-line smash.
Sindhu allows the shuttle to fall in after a wrong assessment. And Zhiyi wins a point to lead 9-4.
Sindhu wins the next point with a smash to trail 5-9.
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