In Badminton, Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has advanced to the women’s singles final of the Hylo Open in Germany today. The second-seeded Sindhu defeated Anmol Kharb 21-16, 21-13 in an all-Indian semifinal. In the other semifinal, Denmark’s Line Kjaersfeldt produced an impressive comeback to defeat top-seeded Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong 8-21, 21-19, 28-26 in a thrilling three-game encounter. Sindhu will now face Kjaersfeldt in the final to clinch the women’s singles title.
Meanwhile, in the men’s singles, Lakshya Sen will take on France’s Toma Junior Popov in the semifinal tonight, with a place in the final at stake. Sen booked his place in the last four after a hard-fought 14-21, 21-17, 21-13 victory over Finland’s Kalle Koljonen.
