Reportedly the sideways drift at the Odense Sportspark made life difficult for the reigning World Champion and fifth seed of PV Sindhu, up against An Se Young of Korea. Meanwhile the sprightly 17 year old Young, whose star is on the rise, went into the second round clash against sindhu at the denmark Open with her cards hidden both players were meeting for the first time on tour and some intrigue over the challenge that she could present.
Meanwhile that, owed majorly to her giant-killing prowess. Perhaps this year alone, Young has wins over the former World No 1 Li Xuerei, and the current holder of the spot, Tai Tzu Ying, which have given her a measure of notoriety amongst opposing camps. Furthermore to say that sindhu and her ever watchful corner, helmed by Pullela Gopichand, hadn’t read much into their opponent would amount to being overly critical of what went down.
Moreover to say that sindhu was undercooked for the clash wouldn’t be so wrong though and after all, sindhu hasn’t had much game time against quality opponents post her triumph at the World Championships in August. Perhaps since then, she has suffered a second round, and a first-round exit at the hands of lower ranked opponents at the china and korea Open respectively. sindhu stayed at an even keel and went into the mid-game interval with a slender one-point lead at 11-10 and post that, it showed that the promise of a back from the-brink sindhu was fleeting.
