PV Sindhu storms into Malaysia Open quarterfinals
PV Sindhu advanced to the Malaysia Open quarterfinals after a straight-game win over Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki. In men’s doubles, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy also progressed with a convincing victory.
HYDERABAD: Double Olympic medalist and former World champion PV Sindhu outplayed eighth seed Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan to book her place in the quarterfinals of Malaysia Open, a BWF Super 1000 event.
The Hyderabad shuttler dominated the opening game 21-8 and maintained the momentum to seal the match 21-13 in the second game. Sindhu will next face the winner of the clash between China’s Gao Fang Jie and third seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the quarterfinals.
In men’s doubles, third seeds Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy also advanced after securing a 21-18, 21-11 win over Malaysia’s Junaidi Arif and Roy King Yap in 39 minutes.
With the victory, the Indians extended their head-to-head record against the Malaysian pair to 4–0. They will next face the winners of the clash between Chinese Taipei’s Chen Zhi Ray/Lin Yu Chieh and sixth seeds Fajar Alfian/Fikri Muhammad of Indonesia.
