Sindhu has been in fine form after picking up the bronze at the Tokyo Olympics.

7 Indian had come into the match with an overall head-to-head record of 12-8 against the world No. She had won the title in 2018 to become the only Indian to achieve the feat. It will be Sindhu’s third final appearance in the season-ending tournament. She will now face South Korea’s An Se-young, who beat Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong 25-23 21-17 in the other semifinal, for the title tomorrow. Sindhu, the reigning world champion and two-time Olympics medallist, beat Yamaguchi 21-15 15-21 21-19 in a thrilling match that lasted one hour and 10 minutes. Axelsen beat Sen 21-13 21-11 in 39 minutes. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the men’s singles semifinals.

However, young Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen lost in straight games to reigning Olympics champion and world No. India badminton star PV Sindhu entered the final of the BWF World Tour Finals with a hard-fought win over Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in the semifinals here today.

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