French Open LIVE: Heartbreak for PV Sindhu, Takahashi stuns Indian: What comes as another heartbreak for India’s ace badminton star PV Sindhu, she has crashed out of French Open. She lost the three sets contest to Japan’s Sayaka Takahashi in the semifinals. The Indian double Olympic medallist started strongly but Takahashi was way too good on her day. She came from behind and did not allow Sindhu to take easy game points by breaking past her defence. Last month, PV Sindhu had bowed out of Denmark Open.
French Open LIVE: Heartbreak for PV Sindhu, Takahashi stuns Indian one more time to enter finals: Watch highlights
3:42 PM IST: Takahashi beats Sindhu 21-12 in the final set. She won a couple of game points and then went on to claim 7 consecutive game points, speaks volumes about the 15th ranked Japanese.
3:35 PM IST: Takahashi leads Sindhu by a fair margin of 11-6. Can Sindhu fight back with her A-game?
3:30 PM IST: Takahashi has turned the tables upside down, leading Sindhu 7-4 in the 3rd set.
3:21 PM IST: Japan’s Takahashi fights back against PV Sindhu in 2nd set 21-16. Takahashi won lone game point but looked brilliant throughout the set and finally broke past Sindhu in her bid for the French Open Final spot.
3:10 PM IST: The match is tied 6-6, Takahashi trying to break against 2019 world champion PV Sindhu.
2:59 PM IST: PV Sindhu beats Japan’s Takahashi in first set 21-18
PV Sindhu faced a stiff battle against Japan’s Takahashi in the opening set but managed to keep her cool to take a 1-0 lead against her Japanese competitor. She managed to rake up 3 game points, including 6 consecutive points.
2:45 PM IST: The match is evenly poised 11-11 after first 10 minutes
2:29 PM IST: PV Sindhu and Takahashi make their way to the court.
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PV Sindhu vs Sayaka Takahashi, Head-to-Head
- Takahashi beats Sindhu 2:1 (16-21, 21-16, 21-19) [Indonesia Masters 2020]
- Sindhu defeats Takahashi 2:0 (21-14, 21-7) [Asian Championships 2019]
- Sindhu defeats Takahashi 2:1 (21-17, 7-21, 21-13) [Japan Open 2018]
- Sindhu defeats Takahashi 2:0 (21-14, 21-13) [French Open 2017]
- Takahashi beats Sindhu 2:0 (21-16, 21-13) [Korea Open 2015]
Road to French Open semifinals
PV Sindhu
- Sindhu beat Ongbamrunghan- 21-14, 21-14
- Sindhu beat Christophersen- 21-19, 21-19
- Sindhu beat Jakobsen- 21-15, 21-18
Sayaka Takahashi
- Takahashi defeat Intanon 21-16, 21-16
- Takahashi defeat Ohori 21-12, 21-11
- Takahashi defeat Saina Nehwal- 21-11, 9-2 (walkover)
How to watch French Open badminton LIVE streaming?
The French Open live telecast will be broadcast live on the Star Sports TV channel on October 30. The live stream of the top badminton event will be streamed by the Disney+Hotstar website.
French Open LIVE: Heartbreak for PV Sindhu, Takahashi stuns Indian one more time to enter finals: Watch highlights
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