The Sunday Guardian

TIME TO PREPARE FOR FINALS: P.V. SINDHU

Sindhu will now take on the winner of the second women’s singles semi-final Nozomi Okuhara in the final match.

- JAYANT SINGH BASEL

For the third year in a row, ace India shuttler P.V. Sindhu stormed into the finals of BWF World Championsh­ips after defeating China’s Chen Yu Fei in straight games.

The Rio Olympic silver medallist took 40 minutes to outclass World No. 3 Yu Fei 21-7, 21-14.

After making it to her third successive BWF World Championsh­ip final, an elated P.V. Sindhu

said she is happy with the result. But she was quick to point that there is still a match left and she is preparing for it.

Speaking to IANS after the match, where the Rio silver medallist outclassed World No. 3 Chen Yufei (21-7, 21-14), Sindhu said: “Yes, I am happy but the final is still left. This game was good and I took lead from the very beginning and maintained it till the end. I know it is not going to be easy and so, I have to go back and prepare for it.”

After an easy outing on Saturday, Sindhu had earlier faced a tough challenge from Taiwanese shuttler Tai Tzu Ying in the quarter-finals and commenting on it, she said: “There should be different mindset for different players as each player has her own mindset and style of play. As Yu Fei is also a very good player and it needed different mindset and prepration for her.”

In the past, the Chinese shuttlers had dominated the sport, however, Sindhu has broken there legacy as she has outsmarted them several times. When asked about it, Sindhu said: “I am happy to beat them. But as I said, every player has their own style of play and when it comes to Chinese shuttlers, one needs to be very much prepared. Yu Fei is also one of them but as we regularly compete with each other in various tournament­s, we know each other well.”

Sindhu will now take on Nozomi Okuhara in final match of the World Championsh­ip. IANS

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