PV Sindhu targets gold at BWF World Championship

Sindhu came to the World Championship in Glasgow to at least better her previous records as she failed to cross the semifinal hurdle and had to be content with bronze medals in the previous editions. She came to this tournament as a much-improved player after winning the silver medal at last year’s Olympics in Rio and winning the India Open Superseries title this April. 

Sindhu has a 3-3 head-to-head record against Okuhara but has won their last two encounters including the semi-finals of the Rio Olympics. 

The Indian shuttler didn’t look back after winning the first game in just 22 minutes and opened up an 8-0 lead immediately in the second game. Although Yufei tried hard to crack the code in the second game, she failed spectacularly and handed Sindhu a first-ever final berth. However, surprisingly, Sindhu revealed that it was not an easy game for her but she was well prepared for those shots.

“It was definitely not an easy match as there were long rallies and she was playing well. But I was prepared for her shots and that made the difference,” said Sindhu.

“Your confidence suddenly goes up when you win such matches. I was under pressure in that match as she came back to save three game points in the second game but I managed to win the match. When that happens you tend to believe that something is going your way,” said the world number four.

Sindhu will lock horns with Okuhara in the second game of the day, today, and you can follow all the action in our live blog.