PV Sindhu falls to China Open World No. 4 Chen Yufei after a marathon battle

It was heartbreaking for PV Sindhu at the China Open after she was beaten by world No. 4 and crowd favorite Chen Yufei in Changzhou on Thursday, July 23. Sindhu was beaten 21-16, 20-22, 18-21 in a match that lasted one hour and 29 minutes. Sindhu was on course to defeat back-to-back top 5 players for the first time since 2019, but she faltered in the second game, allowing Yufei to come back and save four match points.

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Jul 23, 2026 09:02 IST