Thailand Open 2022, Semifinals: PV Sindhu loses to Olympic champion Chen Yufei — Results, HIGHLIGHTS
And PV Sindhu is on court!
PV Sindhu arrives on court as we get ready for a thriller
And now, ladies and gents, it is time for PV Sindhu to take court!
World No. 7 PV Sindhu, seeded sixth at this tournament will be taking on World No. 4 Chen Yufei, the third seed in the semi-finals of the Thailand Open now.
Expect the fireworks to fly as the two Olympic medallists from Tokyo clash!
The Chinese win in the Mixed Doubles!
The second-seeded Chinese duo prevail and hand Watanabe and Higashino a loss here at the Impact Arena.
PV Sindhu's match is coming right up!
We are in the middle of Mixed Doubles now where Japan's Yuta Watanabe-Arisa Higashino is up against China's Zheng Si Wei-Huang Ya Qiong and the match is into a thrilling decider!
The Chinese are in the lead in the third game at 11-9.
The score so far has been, 21-18, 8-21, 9-11
Sindhu met Chen Yufei last in 2019
Sindhu dominates Chen Yufei in the head to head but their last meeting took place in 2019 - and it has been a while.
In the meantime, the World No. 4 Yufei has bagged an Olympic gold from Tokyo while Sindhu got a bronze - her second overall Olympic medal.
En route to the semis, Sindhu also saw off World Champion Akane Yamaguchi and therefore will be coming into this match, quite confident.
Hello and welcome to a beautiful Saturday as we get ready for a blockbuster clash!
PV Sindhu is the only remaining Indian shuttler and she will have to put her best foot forward as she takes on Olympic champion Chen Yufei today in the semi-finals!
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