Updated On: 25 July, 2025 08:57 AM IST | Changzhou (China) | PTI
This is the first time that Sindhu has lost to a fellow Indian in an international event in seven years, the last being the 2018 Commonwealth Games final loss to Saina Nehwal

Unnati Hooda reacts after beating PV Sindhu at the China Open on Thursday. Pic/BAI X account
In a defining moment of her fledgling career, Unnati Hooda, 17, stunned two-time Olympic medallist and Indian badminton stalwart PV Sindhu in a gripping three-game contest to storm into the quarter-finals of China Open Super here on Thursday.
Hooda held her nerve in crunch moments to register a sensational 21-16, 19-21, 21-13 victory in 73 minutes. It also marked her maiden quarter-final appearance at a Super 1000 event.
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