In Badminton, two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu has entered the final of the French Open after defeating Japan’s Hina Akechi in a hard-fought semifinal at the Arena Grand Paris today. Sindhu registered a 21-10, 20-22, 21-16 win over world No. 22 Akechi in a match lasting one hour and 13 minutes.
This is Sindhu’s second BWF World Tour Super 750 final of the season, following her title-winning campaign at the Japan Open in July. Sindhu will face South Korea’s world No. 1 An Se Young in the summit clash tomorrow.
