PV Sindhu out in first round of All England Badminton Championship, Zhang Yi of China defeated

The Indian player recently parted ways with his Korean coach Park Tae-Sang, under whose guidance he won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. However, Sindhu did not appear in her colors throughout the match. World No. 17 Zhang Yi showed more agility and aggression than her. Before this match, the record of both these players was equal to 1-1. At the start of the first game, Sindhu led 6-5 and then made it 16-13 but the Chinese player scored seven consecutive points to lead 20-16 and then won the first game in 21 minutes.

In the second game, both the players were initially tied at 5-5 but Sindhu made some unforced errors which made her pay. Soon she was 5-10 behind Zhang Yi. The Indian player could not make a comeback after this and lost the second game and the match. Earlier, Indian women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand defeated Thailand’s seventh seeded pair of Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Ravinda Prajongjai 21-18 21-14 in their first round match. This match lasted for 46 minutes. The Indian pair will take on the Japanese pair of Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in the pre-quarterfinals. On Tuesday, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy had won their respective matches to enter the second round of men’s singles.
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