In other results, number one seed in men's doubles, Denmark's Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen, were stunned by eighth seed Chinese pair of Zihan Qiu and Xiaolong Liu in the quarters. In the day's first match, India's Arundhati Pantawane lost to third seed Intanon of Thailand 14-21, 21-7, 21-16 in the quarter-finals. I was a bit nervous when she made a comeback, but I did not lose my confidence." On her semi-final clash against third seed Intanon, the Indian said: " I will give my best." I took a big lead and I was just playing it safe. The second game had more and better rallies as compared to the first but a string of long shots went against the Japanese, helping Sindhu surge ahead to take the game and the match with an identical scoreline.Īfter the game Sindhu said: "There were a lot of errors in my game. The Japanese took the lead 11-10 at the halfway mark in the second game. Hashimoto looked in better touch and matched Sindhu point by point as her cross-court smashes fell in place more often than not. The Japanese shuttler, though, came back well taking nine straight points with Sindhu struck at 19, but the Indian got to game point after a long rally, eventually sealing the game 21-16 in 20 minutes. Hashimoto looked jittery at the start and at the halfway mark in the first game conceded a seven-point lead to the Indian. Sindhu got her forehand smashes going and then cleverly employed drop shots to progress. She started off well with three straight points and with excellent court coverage pushed her opponent onto the back foot early on. The Indian got a roaring reception from the home crowd.
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