PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi Semi-final: BWF World Championships as it happened - Sindhu through to finals - Hindustan Times
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PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi Semi-final: BWF World Championships as it happened - Sindhu through to finals

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByManish K Pathak
Aug 05, 2018 08:55 AM IST

PV Sindhu continued her red hot streak as she beat Japanese Akane Yamaguchi in straight sets to set up a final clash with Carolina Marin. Earlier in the tournament, she shunted away Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in straight games to enter the semi-finals. She would now look to better her performance from last year when she had to be satisfied with a silver medal.As it happened:

19:26 hrs IST

Sindhu does it

Indian ace shuttler PV Sindhu beat World No 2 Akane Yamaguchi in straight sets in the semi-finals of the ongoing BWF World Championship to set up the grand finale with Carolina Marin.(AFP)
Indian ace shuttler PV Sindhu beat World No 2 Akane Yamaguchi in straight sets in the semi-finals of the ongoing BWF World Championship to set up the grand finale with Carolina Marin.(AFP)

Incredible is the word. The Indian reversed the trend and then the match ebbed and flowed, both players gave it all out, but Sindhu held her nerve when it mattered the most. Enters the final!

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19:21 hrs IST

Sensational Sindhu

Incredible comeback by the India, she was down and out, got the break and then never looked back. Deuce!

19:20 hrs IST

Sindhu fights back

The Indian comes roaring back as she wins seven straight points and now draws level with Yamaguchi. It is 19-19, sensational from Sindhu

19:11 hrs IST

Yamaguchi pulls ahead

The cross court angle stroke is setting it up perfectly for the down the court smashes and the Japanese is doing it perfectly at the moment

19:06 hrs IST

Yamaguchi leads at the break

The Japanese came out all guns blazing and despite Sindhu’s best efforts managed to sneak ahead at the break. Her deceptions are proving to be good for the Indian so far

19:00 hrs IST

Sindhu making mistakes

Yamaguchi is all over the court, Sindhu cannot find an opening at the moment as the Japanese holds all the aces at the moment.

18:58 hrs IST

Yamaguchi leads

The Japanese has got off the blocks quite swiftly in the second game, Sindhu has catching up to do. She has to break serve first.

18:53 hrs IST

Sindhu clinches game

It was a wonderful comeback by Sindhu who dominated the second half and landed her smashes and played almost the perfect the game to clinch is 21-16

18:47 hrs IST

Sindhu smashes

The vintage Sindhu smash makes an appearance as she sets it up perfectly and then smacks a perfect smash down the line. She is now on the move, is Sindhu

14:44 hrs IST

Yamaguchi leads

It has been an engrossing contest so far, the Japanese is covering more ground and is forcing Sindhu to doubt her strokes

18:40 hrs IST

Good defence from Sindhu

This has been a good comeback by the Indian, who has hit her stride perfectly and is now bouncing around in the court with more purpose. She now leads, 9-8

18:39 hrs IST

Sindhu hitting her stride

The Indian makes a comeback, works around the court and then forces Yamaguchi to make mistakes. However, the Japanese seems to be in good touch and her strokes are well timed and placed

18:35 hrs IST

Yamaguchi has sprinted away

Sindhu looks scrathcy, Yamaguchi making all her moves and Sindhu can only react. Serve broken, time for Sindhu to assert some amount of dominance. 18:35 hrs

18:33 hrs IST

Yamaguchi to serve

The match gets underway, Sindhu hits the net and then hits it long, 2-0 to Yamaguchi

18:29 hrs IST

Sindhu makes an entry

The players have walked out, the atmosphere is electric and this will be the 11th meeting between the two players. Chants of India...India echo all around

18: 27 hrs IST

Marin enters the finals

Carolina Marin has thumped HE Bing Jiao and has made it to the finals. She awaits the winner of the PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi match. It is all setting up perfectly.

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