The double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu made it to the second round of Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament on Tuesday and overcame the long -term opponent of Nosomi Okuhara in a tense meeting with three games. Meanwhile, Lakshya’s dream left in the opening round after a brave effort against the world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi.
Sindu, who tried to build dynamics in the 2024 season, defeated Okuhara 22-20, 21-23, 21-15 in a hard match that lasted an hour and 19 minutes. The Indian shutter published an emotional report after a hard match that lasted 1 hour and 19 minutes. She took on her social media account and urged nosomi
“14 years. 20 matches. From my longest to the shortest final of the World Championship – always with her. We shared winnings, losses and rivalry, we just understand. Continue to fight, nosomi. The court has never been exactly the same without you,” Sindu wrote after the match. Courtesy: PV Sindu/x.
On the side of men, 2021 World Championship Bronze Medalist Dream showed Grit in his conflict against Shi, but eventually dropped 11-21, 22-20, 15-21 in grasping the first competition, which lasted 65 minutes.
The 23 -year -old dream, which returned from the back injury, which pushed him from Malaysia Masters, showed remarkable resistance. After watching 11-17 in the second game, he saved the match point and attacked back to win 22-20 and push the match into the referee. However, the Chinese highest seed in the third game regained control to win.
Sindhu’s clash with Okuhara followed a well -known model of many past fights – a test of patience, strategy and endurance.
The Indian ace stood up with a fixed opening game 22-20, saved the game point and delivered at key moments with aggressive cross courts. In the second game, Sindu started strong, but watched 7-11 during the break in the middle of the game. She came back to get two points of matches just to be returned by a number of unforced errors, allowing Okuhar to catch the game 23-21.
In the decisive game, both players played cautiously and reluctant to undergo disproportionate risks. Sindu led 11-9 at the interval and then moved the gear and produced a rush of winners to race 20-12. Although she needed five match points to close it, Sindu eventually sealed victory and her place in round 16.
Published:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published on:
June 3, 2025
