Tokyo Olympics: Badminton LIVE Day 2, July 25 — PV Sindhu begins with a win - Updates, score, results, blog
PV Sindhu smashed her way to glory in her opening match at the Tokyo Olympics and won in straight sets, 21-7, 21-10.
PV Sindhu
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog for Badminton on Day 2 of the Tokyo Olympics.
All eyes will be World No. 7 PV Sindhu as she opens her medal bid at the Tokyo Olympics by squaring off against Israel's Ksenia Poliparkova in the Group J Play Stage match. Vying to upgrade her 2016 Rio Olympics silver to a gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, PV Sindhu will aspire for a strong start against her World No. 58 Israeli opponent.
The 2019 World Champion, PV Sindhu can boast of leading their head to head at 2-0 and will obviously, be the preferred candidate to win the match and get going for gold at the Games.
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Sania Mirza and Ankita Raina are also set to open their medal bid at the Tokyo Olympics - follow our live updates from that match here.
Even though PV Sindhu wasn't at her top level today, she did just enough to win the opening match in pure style!
Great start for India here!
PV Sindhu looked a little shaky and was looking to find her usual form in the first game, but the reigning World Champion soon got into the groove to clinch the match!
What a blink-and-you-miss match this was!
Polikarpova takes 3 points on the trot.
PV Sindhu leads 20-10.