Australia Open: PV Sindhu out after losing in straight games to America’s Beiwen Zhang
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Sindhu has beaten Zhang six times in the last 10 meetings but the Chinese-American could not overcome the American player today. Sindhu had defeated compatriots Ashmita Chaliha and Aakarshi Kashyap in the first two rounds but the loss to Zhang was disappointing.
Sydney. Two-time Olympic medalist P V Sindhu crashed out of the Australia Open women’s singles quarterfinals after losing in straight games to American Beiwen Zhang. Sindhu, who slipped to No. 17 in the world rankings after early exits in the last several tournaments, was beaten by world No. 12 Zhang in 39 minutes with 21. 12, 21. Defeated by 17. Sindhu has beaten Zhang six times in the last 10 meetings but the Chinese-American could not overcome the American player today. Sindhu had defeated compatriots Ashmita Chaliha and Aakarshi Kashyap in the first two rounds but the loss to Zhang was disappointing. Now she will play the World Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark from 21 to 27 August.
World Championship 2019 winner Sindhu has been going through a poor run of form since recovering from injury. She has made early exits in seven of the 12 BWF World Tour tournaments this year. At the beginning of the year, he parted ways with Korea’s Park Tae Sang and briefly worked with SAI coach Vidhi Chowdhary. They now have a new coach, Mohammad Hafeez Hashim, who was the 2003 All England champion. Among the Indians, HS Prannoy will take on top seed Anthony Ziting of Indonesia while 2021 World Championships silver medalist Kidambi Srikanth will take on compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat.
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