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French Open 2021 LIVE, Semi-finals: PV Sindhu exits in semifinals - Scores, Updates, Results, Live blog
As PV Sindhu eyes the finals of the French Open 2021, follow all the action from the semis here as she takes on Takahashi.
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PV Sindhu will meet Saena Kawakami in the semi-finals of the Singapore Open 2022 (Source: Getty Images)
Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu who was the lone Indian badminton player left in the mix at the ongoing French Open 2021 loses 21-16, 16-21, 12-21 in the semi-finals against Japan's Sayaka Takahashi. This was only the second tournament after the Tokyo Olympics outing that Sindhu is participating in. In the previous tournament - the Denmark Open 2021, Sindhu exited in the quarters to An Seyoung.
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Live Updates
- 30 Oct 2021 10:12 AM GMT
PV Sindhu bows out in the semifinal
It's over, Sindhu exits French Open losing in the semifinal 21-18, 16-21, 12-21 against Takahashi.
- 30 Oct 2021 10:10 AM GMT
Sindhu is now trailing by eight points at 10-18. It would be pretty difficult from here to recover
- 30 Oct 2021 10:09 AM GMT
Takahashi's combination shorts in left and right of the court takes her slowly towards the victory at 16-10.
- 30 Oct 2021 10:07 AM GMT
Sindhu tries a comeback
A lovely crosscourt backhand by Sindhu here. Makes it 10-14.
- 30 Oct 2021 10:07 AM GMT
Takashi maintains 5-point lead
A lovely reverse shot near the sidelines finds Takahashi off-guarded and Sindhu wins another point.
- 30 Oct 2021 10:06 AM GMT
Sindhu recovers bagging two points
Sindhu grabs two consecutive points to make it 8-12.
- 30 Oct 2021 10:04 AM GMT
Sindhu 6-12 Takahashi
Takahashi finds the extreme left corner of the court to gain a six-point lead.
- 30 Oct 2021 10:03 AM GMT
Sindhu 6-11 Takahashi
The Japanese have now a five-point edge over Sindhu at the interval.
- 30 Oct 2021 9:58 AM GMT
It's levelled at 4-4 in the final game.
Sindhu and Takahashi fighting toe-to-toe to win this final game and reach the final.