Badminton
Tokyo Olympics: Badminton LIVE Day 7 — PV Sindhu wins quarter final against Akane Yamaguchi, moves into semi finals
Eyeing a semi-final ticket, World no. 7 PV Sindhu is playing against Japan's World No. 5 Akane Yamaguchi, in what is expected to be a heated quarterfinal clash.
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog for Badminton on Day 7 of the Tokyo Olympics.
World No. 7 PV Sindhu, will be the challenge of home favourite, Akane Yamaguchi of Japan, the World No. 5 ace shuttler, who has to be tamed before Sindhu can make it to the semi-finals and possibly clash against World No. 1 Tai Tzu-ying!
With fellow Japanese and 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medallist, Nozomi Okuhara crashing out earlier in the day, Akane Yamaguchi will have added pressure on her to deliver on home soil.
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- 30 July 2021 8:32 AM GMT
PV Sindhu takes the lead now!
So far, it has been incredibly tense with both players keeping a close tab on each other!
PV Sindhu gets the lead at 7-6! - 30 July 2021 8:31 AM GMT
Akane Yamaguchi leads 5-6 here!
PV Sindhu covers in as she Yamaguchi slips. However, Yamaguchi brings all her aggression to this game and keeps a one-point lead.
- 30 July 2021 8:29 AM GMT
Cheeky drop shot from Akane Yamaguchi and she is up 3-5 in the first game of the quarters!
- 30 July 2021 8:28 AM GMT
Yamaguchi with the lead at 2-4!
Yamaguchi is being strategic here and is playing down-the-line shots here instead of the cross-court ones!