Ace Indian shuttler P V Sindhu’s promising run at the season-opening Malaysia Open Super 1000 came to an end after she suffered a straight-game defeat to China’s world number two Wang Zhiyi in the women’s singles semifinals here on Saturday.

Returning to competitive action after recovering from a foot injury that had kept her out since October last year, the two-time Olympic medallist struggled to maintain consistency against the higher-ranked Chinese opponent and went down 16-21, 15-21, bringing curtains down on India’s campaign in the tournament.