Japan Open 2026: PV Sindhu enters semifinals after Okuhara withdraws

PV Sindhu advanced to the women's singles semifinals of the Japan Open Super 750 after Japan's Nozomi Okuhara withdrew before their quarterfinal. The former world champion will now face China's Chen Yufei for a place in the final.

Hyderabad: 2019 BWF World Champion PV Sindhu entered the women’s singles semifinals of the Japan Open Super 750 after Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara pulled out before their quarterfinal match on Friday.

It will be Sindhu’s first appearance in the last four of a Super 750 tournament since the Denmark Open in 2023. She has now reached three semifinals this season, after earlier runs at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 and the Australian Open Super 500. Sindhu will take on China’s Chen Yufei, the Tokyo Olympic champion, with a place in the final at stake.

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