Sensational Sindhu storms into quarters

PV Sindhu celebrates a point against Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt at the Tokyo Olympics yesterday. Pic/PTI

Reigning badminton world champion P V Sindhu sailed into the women's singles quarter-finals at the Tokyo Olympics with a straight-game triumph over Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt here on Thursday. The Indian, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, completed a 21-15, 21-13 win over 13th seed Blichfeldt in a 41-minute match.

"I started off well in the first game but around 15-16 I gave a couple of points because I was rushing in my defence. My coach was telling me that I was playing the wrong way and I realised that and I immediately changed my tactics and completed the first game," Sindhu told reporters after the match.

"Second game I was fine, I was maintaining the lead and finished it off."

Sindhu will next face Akane Yamaguchi of Japan, who defeated Korea's Kim Gaeun 21-17 21-18 in another pre-quarterfinals.

The sixth seeded Indian has a 11-7 head-to-head count against the Japanese World No. 5, whom she had last beaten at the All England Championship in March this year.

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