PV Sindhu came out with a stupendous performance to oust Japanese fifth seed Akane Yamaguchi and enter the women’s singles semi-finals of the $400,000 Hong Kong Open Superseries badminton tournament on Friday. The only Indian left in the tournament, the second seeded Sindhu took 37 minutes to beat World No.2 Akane 21-12, 21-19 in the quarterfinals at the Hong Kong Coliseum. The 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallist will next face former World Champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in the last-four clash on Saturday. READ | PV Sindhu in Hong Kong Open badminton quarterfinals, HS Prannoy, Saina Nehwal loseSindhu again took a 3-0 lead in the second game and was looking to replicate what she did in the opener. READ | Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu advance in Hong Kong Open badmintonThe momentum had swung and Sindhu had turned the tables on the Japanese fifth seed.

Source: Hindustan Times November 24, 2017 11:48 UTC