Sindhu defeats Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki in China Open

The two-time Olympics medallist and star Indian shuttler outslugs the sixth seed 21-15, 8-21, 21-17 to reach the round of 16

Hyderabad: Two-time Olympics medallist and star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu outslugged sixth seed Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan 21-15, 8-21, 21-17 to reach the round of 16 of China Open on Wednesday.

Last week, Sindhu, a former world champion, went down 15-21, 14-21 to Korea’s Sim Yu Jin in the Super 750 Japan Open, marking her fifth first-round exit this year.

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Sindhu, the 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallist, is clearly looking for a change in fortunes after her early exits this year which also includes Indonesia Open (second round), Singapore Open (second round), Malaysia Masters (first round), Asian Championships (second round), Swiss Open (first round), All England Open (first round) and Indonesia Masters (first round).