Denmark Open 2023: PV Sindhu knocked out by Carolina Marin in semifinal - Highlights

Game 1: Sindhu smashes to draw level

Sindhu's crosscourt toss goes wide. Marin gains a 3-2 lead.

Sindhu smashes to draw level at 3-3. 

Game 1: 2-2

It is 1-1 in the first game as Marin draws level, winning the net battle. Marin gains the lead 2-1. 

Sindhu makes 2-2 as Marin's toss goes long. 

Game 1: Sindhu vs Marin

Marin serves. Sindhu wins the first; Marin sends her return into the net. 

Here we go!

Carolina Marin and PV Sindhu step into Court 1 for their semifinal match at the Denmark Open Super 750.

Seedings

Marin, who is currently ranked sixth in the BWF World Rankings, is the sixth seed in the Denmark Open Super 750, while Sindhu, ranked 12th, is playing the tournament as an unseeded player. 

Head-to-Head

PV Sindhu and Carolina Marin played each other 15 times. Marin has the upper hand over Sindhu, with the Spaniard winning ten times, while Sindhu savoured wins five times. Of Marin's ten wins, four came in their last four meetings, mostly recently at the Malaysian Open in January. 

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PV Sindhu will play Carolina Marin after nine long months. They last met each other at the Malaysia Open, where Marin won in a three-setter. Spaniard Marin in fact won their last four meetings.