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Denmark Open: Sindhu beats Yihan to seal semis berth

October 17, 2015 11:47 IST

India’s P V Sindhu continued her rampaging run at the Denmark Open by advancing to the semi-finals after defeating former World No.1 Chinese Wang Yihan in straight games at the $650,000 Super Series Premier event in Odense on Friday.

P V SindhuWorld No.13 Sindhu, who had lost to Yihan -- a 2011 World Champion and silver medallist at 2012 London Olympics – four times in the past, dished out a 21-18, 21-19 win over the sixth seed in 45-minute encounter.

The 20-year-old from Hyderabad will face World Champion, Carolina Marin. The Spaniard has beaten Sindhu three times in four duels. The only time Sindhu had beaten the World No. 2 Spaniard was in 2011 Maldives International Challenge.

Blowing hot and cold this season, Sindhu produced a superb game to leave Yihan clueless.

Sindhu came up with a neat game where she held a 3-0 lead early on and didn't allow Yihan to gain any momentum in the first game.

The script didn't change much in the second game as Sindhu once again moved to a massive 7-1 lead and zoomed to 19-15. Yihan reeled off four straight points to conjure up hopes of a turnaround but the Indian shut the door on her with two more quick points.

Image: India's P V Sindhu

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